Problem 65: Communication Complexity of Connectivity

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Suggested by Andrew McGregor
Source Bertinoro 2014
Short link https://sublinear.info/65

In the sketch-based algorithms for connectivity on a graph, the procedure works as follows. Each vertex prepares a $O(\log^3n)$-sized sketch describing its neighborhood, and sends it to a controller. Each node has access to a public shared random source to compute this sketch.

Can we reduce the number of bits required by each node? Can it be made as small a $O(\log^2 n)$ or $O(\log n)$?