InterPlaNet (IPN) : Interplanetary Internet

(Almost) Everybody knows Vint Cerf. Yes ? If no, try find him virtually via (or physically at) Google ... :-D ... He was and is one of the VIPs behind the development of the Internet.

But as he mentioned "Interplanetary Internet", I was thinking, that he probably was talking about the far future; or maybe he did some kinds of "futurist jokes". But slowly I realized that he addressed something real! I didn't check it entirely, but the logic is: NASA, ESA, JAXA or other bodies currently in the state that they have to communicate with their equipment sent to the far space. And the current trend is, every communication shall be in IP way, right ?

Interplanetary Internet (Planetary Internets + Interplanetary Gateways ??):

• End-to-end information flow accross the solar system
• Layered architecture for evolvability and interoperability
• IP-like protocol suite tailored to operate over long round trip light times
• Integrated communications and navigation services
  

Interplanetary Long-haul Architecture (RFC 4838 ??)

• Licklider Transport Protocol (LTP)
• Bundle Protocol (RFC 5050): Delayed Binding of Identifiers, Email-like behaviour

Delay and Disruption Tolerant Protocols

• Tactical Mobile Applications (DARPA?)
• Civilian Mobile Applications (SameNet?)
• Deep Impact Testing (DINET?)
• Space Station Testing in 2009 (?)
  

IPN - Source Vint Cerf | Google @ PTC09