On Sep 18, 2012, at 12:57 PM, Jason Baugher <ja...@thebaughers.com> wrote: > 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
Recent work (http://www.quantum.at/quest) has not yet established success over interplanetary distances. Other recent results from aircraft (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/136312-first-air-to-ground-quantum-network-created-transmits-quantum-crypto-keys) show throughput results in relatively small bits per second. I'll reserve retraction for another year or so.
