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IETF RFC 4838
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Delay-Tolerant Networking Architecture

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Publisher
IETF
Doc Type
Informational
Pages
35
Abstract
This document describes an architecture for delay-tolerant and disruption-tolerant networks, and is an evolution of the architecture originally designed for the Interplanetary Internet, a communication system envisioned to provide Internet-like services across interplanetary distances in support of deep space exploration. This document describes an architecture that addresses a variety of problems with internetworks having operational and performance characteristics that make conventional (Internet-like) networking approaches either unworkable or impractical. We define a message- oriented overlay that exists above the transport (or other) layers of the networks it interconnects. The document presents a motivation for the architecture, an architectural overview, review of state management required for its operation, and a discussion of application design issues. This document represents the consensus of the IRTF DTN research group and has been widely reviewed by that group. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Publication Date
2007-04-01
Status Note
Informational
DOI
10.17487/RFC4838
Link
https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4838
Author(s)
Dr. Vinton G. Cerf
Scott C. Burleigh
Adrian J. Hooke
Leigh Torgerson
Robert C. Durst
Keith Scott
Kevin Fall
Howard Weiss
Keyword(s)
DTN, IRTF, Interplanetary Internet
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  • Y. Wang, S. Jain, M. Martonosi, K. Fall, "Erasure Coding Based Routing in Opportunistic Networks", Proceedings SIGCOMM Workshop on Delay Tolerant Networks, 2005. EXTERNAL
  • F. Warthman, "Delay-Tolerant Networks (DTNs): A Tutorial v1.1", Wartham Associates, 2003. Available from http://www.dtnrg.org . EXTERNAL
  • K. Fall, W. Hong, S. Madden, "Custody Transfer for Reliable Delivery in Delay Tolerant Networks", Intel Research Technical Report IRB-TR-03-030, July 2003. EXTERNAL
  • J. Alonso, K. Fall, "A Linear Programming Formulation of Flows over Time with Piecewise Constant Capacity and Transit Times", Intel Research Technical Report IRB-TR- 03-007, June 2003. EXTERNAL
  • J. Leguay, T. Friedman, V. Conan, "DTN Routing in a Mobility Pattern Space", Proceedings SIGCOMM Workshop on Delay Tolerant Networks, 2005. EXTERNAL
  • D. Clark, D. Tennenhouse, "Architectural Considerations for a New Generation of Protocols", Proceedings SIGCOMM, 1990. EXTERNAL
  • K. Scott, "Disruption Tolerant Networking Proxies for On-the-Move Tactical Networks", Proc. MILCOM 2005 (unclassified track), Oct. 2005. EXTERNAL
  • K. Fall, "A Delay-Tolerant Network Architecture for Challenged Internets", Proceedings SIGCOMM, Aug 2003. EXTERNAL
  • IETF RFC 792 [Active*]
  • IETF RFC 894 [Active*]
  • IETF RFC 2960 [Superseded*]
  • IETF RFC 4088 [Active*]
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