Delay- and Disruption-Tolerant Networking

by Stephen Farrell, Vinny Cahill

Overview

Mission to Mars, testing water quality in the lakes of Ireland, and bringing the Internet to remote sub-Saharan villages all have something in common. They are all examples of networking in extreme environments that overwhelm traditional technology and require new communications solutions. Delay and disruption networking (DTN) is an up-and-coming technology that enables networking in extreme environments. This complete reference on DTN covers applications requirements, DTN protocols, and network implementation. Thoroughly examining the causes of delay and disruption, the book shows how to engineer a robust network that can survive the harshest conditions. DTN is a popular solution for extreme sensor applications, and this cutting-edge resource explores all the issues, including power management, related to DTN and sensor networking. In addition to providing practical insights and case studies, the book also looks at routing, custody in practice, and security in DTN.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596930636
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/28/2006
Series:	Artech House Telecommunications Library
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	255
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Stephen Farrell studies and works at Trinity College Dublin, where he is a research fellow in the department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and a member of the Distributed Systems Group of the Department of Computer Science. Involved for over a decade with a number of Internet standards activities, he is currently co-chair of the IRTF Delay Tolerant Networking Research Group and is also involved in anti-spam work as co-chair of the IETF Domain Keys Identified Mail Working Group. He earned a joint honors degree in mathematics and computer science at University College in Dublin. Vinny Cahill is a professor of computer science at Trinity College Dublin where he leads the Distributed Systems Group in the Department of Computer Science. His current work addresses middleware support for dependable sentient computing for applications ranging from intelligent vehicles to independent living for the elderly or those suffering from neurodegenerative disease. He was a founding Editorial Board member of IEEE Pervasive Computing and is a current member of the Editorial Board of IEEE Distributed Systems Online.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Background. Applications Requiring Delay/Disruption Tolerance. The Bundle Protocol. The LTP Protocol. Other DTN Protocols. Applying DTN Protocols. Open Issues in DTN. Conclusion. Index.