The transport layer is the mechanism by which encrypted packets move between peers. HiddenLayer treats routing as a privacy problem, not a performance one. Instead of building a global topology, the network relies on localized decisions:
per-packet path variation
opportunistic peer selection
no persistent routing tables
elimination of session identifiers
Nodes never accumulate enough information to form a network map. Routes are non-deterministic by design, making correlation attacks impractical. This layer works uniformly regardless of connectivity conditions — whether internet-enabled, offline, or hybrid mesh configurations.
