Difference between revisions of "Interplanetary Internet"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Interplanetary Internet or Interplanetary Networking''' is spaced-based network first in | + | '''Interplanetary Internet or Interplanetary Networking''' is spaced-based network first in relatively early stages of development.<ref name="wired">[http://www.wired.com/2013/05/vint-cerf-interplanetary-internet/ Google's Chief Internet Evangelist on Creating the Interplanetary Internet], Wired.com. Published 2013 May 6. Retrieved 2016 April 17.</ref> One of its goals, amongst others, is to connect spacecrafts, satellites, rovers, and orbiters of different planets and comets for the exchange of scientific data.<ref name="ieee">[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7417313&isnumber=7416057&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fstamp%2Fstamp.jsp%3Ftp%3D%26arnumber%3D7417313%26isnumber%3D7416057 The Interplanetary Internet Implemented on the GENI Testbed], IEEE.org. Published 2015 December 6. Retrieved 2016 April 17.</ref> Similar to internet on Earth, it is comprised of a network of nodes which communicate to one another. |
==Early Stages== | ==Early Stages== | ||
| − | The project first began in 1997, after [[Google]]'s [[ | + | The project first began in 1997, after [[Google]]'s [[Vinton Cerf]] and [[Bob Kahn]] had consultations with individuals at [[NASA]]'s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The two initially considered TCP/IP protocols, and soon realized that while those were sufficient for communications on Earth, they were insufficient for communications between Earth and Mars.<ref name="wired"></ref> |
Cerf has called the existing system "the front end of what could be an evolving and expanding interplanetary backbone."<ref name="wired"></ref> | Cerf has called the existing system "the front end of what could be an evolving and expanding interplanetary backbone."<ref name="wired"></ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Challenges== | ||
| + | Interplanetary Internet faces a number of challenges, including, but not limited to:<ref name="wired"></ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Slow speeds, due to interplanetary distances | ||
| + | * Planetary rotations, which change links to communication nodes on the surface of planets | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:21, 17 April 2016
Interplanetary Internet or Interplanetary Networking is spaced-based network first in relatively early stages of development.[1] One of its goals, amongst others, is to connect spacecrafts, satellites, rovers, and orbiters of different planets and comets for the exchange of scientific data.[2] Similar to internet on Earth, it is comprised of a network of nodes which communicate to one another.
Early Stages
The project first began in 1997, after Google's Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn had consultations with individuals at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The two initially considered TCP/IP protocols, and soon realized that while those were sufficient for communications on Earth, they were insufficient for communications between Earth and Mars.[1]
Cerf has called the existing system "the front end of what could be an evolving and expanding interplanetary backbone."[1]
Challenges
Interplanetary Internet faces a number of challenges, including, but not limited to:[1]
- Slow speeds, due to interplanetary distances
- Planetary rotations, which change links to communication nodes on the surface of planets
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Google's Chief Internet Evangelist on Creating the Interplanetary Internet, Wired.com. Published 2013 May 6. Retrieved 2016 April 17.
- ↑ The Interplanetary Internet Implemented on the GENI Testbed, IEEE.org. Published 2015 December 6. Retrieved 2016 April 17.