TELEMETRY IN BUNDLES: DELAY-TOLERANT NETWORKING FOR DELAY-CHALLENGED APPLICATIONS

• Main Author: Burleigh, Scott
• Other Authors: California Institute of Technology
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 2003
• Subjects: Delay; latency; intermittent connectivity; reliable communication; Bundling; Arctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/606730

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 20-23, 2003 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Delay-tolerant networking (DTN) is a system for constructing automated data networks in which end-to-end communication is reliable despite low data rates, possible sustained interruptions in connectivity, and potentially high signal propagation latency. As such it promises to provide an inexpensive and robust medium for returning telemetry from research vehicles in environments that provide meager support for communications: deep space, the surface of Mars, the poles or the sub- Arctic steppes of Earth, and others. This paper presents an overview of DTN concepts, including “bundles” and the Bundling overlay protocol. One possible scenario for the application of DTN to a telemetry return problem is described, and there is a brief discussion of the current state of DTN technology development. International Foundation for Telemetering Proceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection.