Thread: DT-Talkie v2.1 = Walkie Talkie mode?
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2009-07-22 , 21:20
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Originally Posted by qole View Post
That's different than the delays assumed by DTN; in "normal" cases, the other node is assumed to be offline if it doesn't acknowledge your request.
In space, there's also the predictable delays due to occlusions.

Edit - Oh, and the general case, doesn't really make assumptions about other nodes being offline. DTNs use late-binding for destination addresses, and route data incrementally towards their destination (hopefully), using a store-and-forward overlay network.
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Last edited by fnordianslip; 2009-07-22 at 21:24. Reason: Forgot to mention stuff.