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Helium Improvement Proposals

HIP

Helium Improvement Proposals

"How a bill becomes a law"

More details on process and how to participate can be found in HIP7, "A Process For Managing Helium Improvement Proposals".

If you have questions or feedback, please ask in #hip-open-discussion in the community Discord. Each proposal in discussion also has its own dedicated channel.

Looking for HIP19 hotspot manufacturer applications? Those have moved to their own dedicated repository: dewi-alliance/hotspot-manufacturers

Index of proposals

ID Title Status
1 Longfi and LoRaWAN Deployed
2 Sign miner Deployed
4 Expensing Data Credits for LoRaWAN Traffic Deployed
5 PoC fairness/epoch challenge limit Closed
6 Ramp-up period for data transfer rewards Closed
7 Process for managing Helium Improvement Proposals Approved
8 XOR filter for LoRaWAN packet routing tables Draft
9 Ensuring trust for non-Helium hotspots (DIY gateways) Draft
10 Proportional reward scheme for data transfers Deployed
11 Amendment to proportional data transfer reward scheme Closed
12 Remote location assertion Deployed (audit / txn)
13 Transfer hotspot Deployed (audit / txn)
14 PoC Ripple Method In Discussion
15 Beaconing Rewards Deployed (audit / txn)
16 Remove Score from Consensus Group Elections Deployed (audit / txn)
17 Hex Density-based Transmit Reward Scaling Deployed (audit / txn)
18 Remove Oracle Forecast for DC Burn Closed
19 Approval Process For Third-Party Manufacturers Deployed
20 HNT Max Supply Deployed (audit)
21 PoC Link Layer Upgrades Closed
22 DIY Concentrators (f/k/a Golden or Anchor Gateways) In Discussion
23 Decouple Consensus From Gateways Closed
24 Transfer Percentage of Hotspot In Discussion
25 Validators Deployed (audit)
26 Payment Notes In Discussion
27 Support CBRS 5G Approved
28 Consensus Reward Adjustments Deployed (audit / txn)
29 Multi-signature Keys Deployed (commit)
30 BLS12-381 for Threshold Cryptography Deployed (commit)
31 Governance by Token Lock Closed
32 Split DCs Among All Transferers In Discussion
33 Regional Reward Adjustments In Discussion
34 Validator Node Security In Discussion
35 RF Metadata Sidechannel Closed
36 Blockheight Chainvar Activation Closed
37 Omni-Protocol PoC Closed
38 Validator Oracles Closed
39 HNT Redenomination In Discussion
40 Validator Denylist Closed
41 Governance by Token Lock V2 Closed
42 Beacon/Witness Ratio - Witness Reward Limit Closed
43 Software Release Guidelines Closed
44 Witness Reward Decay In Discussion
45 LoRaWAN Frequency Plan Selection Withdrawn
46 LoRaWAN NetID Routing Approved
47 Increase DKG Failure Penalty Approved
48 IP-over-LoRaWAN Closed
49 LoRaWAN Sub-region Max EIRP Limit Closed
50 Display All Potential Witness Beacons Closed
51 Helium DAO Approved
52 IoT subDAO Approved
53 Mobile subDAO Approved
54 H3Dex-based PoC Targeting Deployed
55 Validator Challenges Approved
56 Improved State Channel Disputes Approved
57 PoC Rewards Establishment Period Closed
58 PoC Distance Limit Approved
59 Reduce XOR filter fees Approved
60 Entity-Weighted Vote Closed
61 Increase Challenger Rewards In Discussion
62 PoC Witness IP Check In Discussion
63 Helium Hub In Discussion
64 WiFi subDAO In Discussion
65 Vendor HNT Lockup In Discussion
66 Trust Score & Denylist Convenience In Discussion
67 Repeal Redenomination Approved
68 Open Service Subdao In Discussion
69 Re-assertion Fee Reduction In Discussion
70 Scaling the Helium Network Approved
71 Scaling the Network with Governance & Hedera In Discussion
72 Secure Concentrators In Discussion
73 Consensus Deselection Weighting Deployed (audit/txn)
74 Mobile PoC - Modeled Coverage Rewards In Discussion

Status key

  • Draft: HIP is in process of being written; author is not yet soliciting feedback from the community at large
  • In Discussion: HIP is under active consideration by the community
  • Approved: HIP has been approved by rough consensus, and pending development and testing
  • Deployed: Code to implement HIP has been merged and deployed to the network
  • Closed: HIP abandoned, rendered obsolete by other changes, or otherwise withdrawn by the author
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