LN clients can export their view of the network as a JSON file. For instance, in a file obtained from LND, a channel (edge) is described by this structure:
{
"channel_id": "555479871492063233",
"chan_point": "dbd46c11d740d7554454d2aad0520e18eedbc9c5e282d21dd065f275cbbe8380:1",
"last_update": 1540396105,
"node1_pub": "028e5a8e86540f703e1f58880d35d1e318a54c27d84ec1edbcde04a78ed4469a1e",
"node2_pub": "02f6725f9c1c40333b67faea92fd211c183050f28df32cac3f9d69685fe9665432",
"capacity": "300000",
"node1_policy": {
"time_lock_delta": 14,
"min_htlc": "0",
"fee_base_msat": "546000",
"fee_rate_milli_msat": "10",
"disabled": false
},
"node2_policy": {
"time_lock_delta": 14,
"min_htlc": "0",
"fee_base_msat": "1000",
"fee_rate_milli_msat": "10",
"disabled": true
}
}
Does node order have a meaning here? In other words, is node1_pub
the one who initially opened the channel?