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

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