Design Considerations for Faster-Than-Light (FTL) Communication

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 7
Abstract: We are approaching the time when we will be able to communicate faster than the speed of light. It is well known that as we approach the speed of light, time slows down. Logically, it is reasonable to assume that as we go faster than the speed of light, time will reverse. The major consequence of this for Internet protocols is that packets will arrive before they are sent. This will have a major impact on the way we design Internet protocols. This paper outlines some of the issues and suggests some directions for additional analysis of these issues.
Publication Date: 2013-04-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC6921
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6921
Author(s): Bob Hinden

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IETF RFC 793 [Superseded*]

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Ardavan, A., Singleton, J., Ardavan, H., Fopma, J., Hallida, D., and W. Hayes, "Experimental demonstration of a new radiation mechanism: emission by an oscillating, accelerated, superluminal polarization current", eprint arXiv:physics/0405062, May 2004. EXTERNAL
Goldberg, D., "Do faster than light neutrinos let you change the past?", October 2011, < http://io9.com/5846519/ do-faster-than-light-neutrinos-let-you-change-the-past >. EXTERNAL
Tolman, R., "The Theory of the Relativity of Motion", Berkeley: University of California Press, 1917. EXTERNAL
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IETF RFC 4838 [Active*]

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