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Vint Cerf Plugs Android Into Interplanetary Net

Several readers sent in an update on DTN, the interplanetary Internet protocol that Vint Cerf has been working on for many years (and we have been discussing for nearly as long). The news now is that Cerf has added a DTN stack to the open source Android... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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05 Nov 09 visit Vint Cerf mods Android for interplanetary interwebs  »  the register (uk) 'Hot dead birds' protocol comes to earth OpenMobileSummit Internet founding father cum Google evangelist Vint Cerf is working to bring his interplanetary interwebs protocol to mobile networks here on earth.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
19 Nov 08 visit NASA space tests 'interplanetary internet' protocol  »  the register (uk) New Vint Cerf network to fly on ISS in 2009 NASA has announced successful space tests of its new purpose-designed interplanetary communications networking protocol, which it calls Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN). Famed TCP/IP pioneer Vint Cerf was...
24 Jul 08 visit Vint Cerf Preps Interplanetary Internet Protocol  »  slashdot TechFiends32 writes "After years of working with NASA to bring Internet connectivity to deep space, scientists say Vint Cerf's efforts may be nearing completion. To combat the apparent challenges of extending the Internet into space (such as meteors and...
09 Jul 09 visit Vint Cerf Imagines the Net's Future At NASA  »  slashdot destinyland writes "Vint Cerf performed an hour-long Q&A at NASA for their "Singularity University" (which is partially funded by Google ). A question about Twitter led Cerf to imagine even more useful micro-applications using the wireless internet...
17 Aug 08 visit Vint Cerf Optimistic About Internet's Future, Continued Innovation  »  slashdot Anti-Globalism takes us to The Observer for an article by Vint Cerf on how far the internet has come, and how much can still be accomplished through its development. Cerf says, "We're nearing the tipping point for mobile computing to deliver timely,...

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