On 9/18/2012 11:47 AM, Cutler James R wrote:
On Sep 18, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Jason Baugher <ja...@thebaughers.com> wrote:
What about network-based objects outside of our orbit? If we're talking about
IPv6 in the long-term, I think we have to assume we'll have networked devices
on the moon or at other locations in space.
Jason
Practical considerations (mostly latency issues) tend to minimize real-time
point-to-point connections in these scenarios. I would expect that
messaging/relay gateways would play a significant role in Really-Wide Area
Networking. This would move inter-networking largely to an application layer,
not the network layer. Thus, worrying about Layer 3 addressing limits is
probably moot and just a fun waste of NANOG list bandwidth.
James R. Cutler
james.cut...@consultant.com
Considering the rather extensive discussion on this list of using
quantum entanglement as a possible future communications medium that
would nearly eliminate latency, I don't see how my comment is moot or a
waste.
Jason
