This is the home page for the 901224_DelayTolerantNetworking space. The goal of this project is to provide a concise report detailing the feasibility of extending traditional shore based Ethernet networking to the operating environment of ocean platforms. A unique class of network protocols known as Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN) have been developed and distributed by the Delay Tolerant Networking Research Group. These protocols have been successfully applied to communicating with multiple platforms in the ocean (AUV's, buoys, etc.) by the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto. Referring to specific use cases derived from the CANON initiative and the Autonomy project this study will describe the utility of installing DTN technology on MBARI's ocean platforms and estimate the effort and cost required.
Important Documents
Current draft copy of DTN Feasibility Study
Meeting Notes
2012_01_04_MeetingNotes.doc
2012_01_20_DTN_BrainstormingMeeting.ppt
Field Test
The current DTN Zephyr cruise plan and network drawing is in the attachments section.
