Interplanetary Internet

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The '''Interplanetary Internet''' is a network of independent nodes in outer space that will act as the communication infastructure between planets in our galaxy. It the next step in the natural evolution of the Internet. As mankind continues to make extraordinary accomplishments in outer space exploration, the communication infrastructure  which currently resides is becoming less applicable.
The '''Interplanetary Internet''' is a network of independent nodes in outer space that will act as the communication infastructure between planets in our galaxy. It the next step in the natural evolution of the Internet. As mankind continues to make extraordinary accomplishments in outer space exploration, the communication infrastructure  which currently resides is becoming less applicable.
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The idea of the Interplanetary Internet was first created by [[Vint Cerf]] when envisioning the future direction of the internet. His vision was a network on internets linked together by gateway's and run through the use of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol Internet Protocol] (IP) suite. The network would form a backbone connecting a series of hubs on or around planets, ships, and at other points in space. These hubs would provide high-capacity, high-availability Internet traffic over distances that could stretch up to hundreds of millions of kilometers.[http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/ontheedge_0305.html [1]]The Interplanetary Internet will be used for many different types of applications. Among them will be reliable communication between earth and other planets in our solar system.  
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The idea of the Interplanetary Internet was first created by [[Vint Cerf]] when envisioning the future direction of the internet. His vision was a network on internets linked together by gateway's and run through the use of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol Internet Protocol] (IP) suite. The network would form a backbone connecting a series of hubs on or around planets, ships, and at other points in space. These hubs would provide high-capacity, high-availability Internet traffic over distances that could stretch up to hundreds of millions of kilometers.[http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/ontheedge_0305.html [1]The Interplanetary Internet will be used for many different types of applications. Among them will be reliable communication between earth and other planets in our solar system.  
Since the distances between planets such as earth and mars are of such great magnitude, their needs to be a more efficient way of sending data back and forth. With  this network infrastructure in place, the current communication problems that plague outer space missions will be avoided. This would in turn allow mission designers to create smaller aircrafts since payloads would be used less for communications equipment.  
Since the distances between planets such as earth and mars are of such great magnitude, their needs to be a more efficient way of sending data back and forth. With  this network infrastructure in place, the current communication problems that plague outer space missions will be avoided. This would in turn allow mission designers to create smaller aircrafts since payloads would be used less for communications equipment.  

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The physical arrangement of the Interplanetary Internet

The Interplanetary Internet is a network of independent nodes in outer space that will act as the communication infastructure between planets in our galaxy. It the next step in the natural evolution of the Internet. As mankind continues to make extraordinary accomplishments in outer space exploration, the communication infrastructure which currently resides is becoming less applicable.

The idea of the Interplanetary Internet was first created by Vint Cerf when envisioning the future direction of the internet. His vision was a network on internets linked together by gateway's and run through the use of the Internet Protocol (IP) suite. The network would form a backbone connecting a series of hubs on or around planets, ships, and at other points in space. These hubs would provide high-capacity, high-availability Internet traffic over distances that could stretch up to hundreds of millions of kilometers.[1The Interplanetary Internet will be used for many different types of applications. Among them will be reliable communication between earth and other planets in our solar system.

Since the distances between planets such as earth and mars are of such great magnitude, their needs to be a more efficient way of sending data back and forth. With this network infrastructure in place, the current communication problems that plague outer space missions will be avoided. This would in turn allow mission designers to create smaller aircrafts since payloads would be used less for communications equipment.

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Challenges

Networking together the galaxy is no simple feat. Th development and maintenance of the Interplanetary Internet faces many unique challenges that need to be over come.


Technical Challenges

Physical Challenges

See also

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References

  1. Bluetooth. Retrieved on April 5, 2008, from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth>

External links

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