The Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION) is NASA's open-source software implementation of Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN). ION development is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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The Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION) is NASA's open-source software implementation of Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN). ION development is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Async Mesh Network Protocol for Extreme Communication -- Innovative, Resilient, and Decentralized
Survivable Identity & Autonomous Routing: reusable, zero-infrastructure, multi-transport, offline-first decentralized messaging and delay-tolerant networking (DTN), Anonymous by Loopix (mixnet) and sphinx packet, Nym netwowk, platform written in pure Rust.
Signed custody receipts and cross-station corroboration for real satellite downlinks on the public SatNOGS network. Not affiliated with the Libre Space Foundation.
Reference implementation for verifiable data custody + relay settlement on BSV over delay-tolerant networking (Apache-2.0)
THOR: High-performance C++17 Disaster Relief Protocol. Features greedy routing (-50dBm optimization), custom 22-byte bit-packed headers, and Fail-Fast Identity Switching. A 0-dependency mesh network engineered for when the grid collapses.
DTN contact plans for a Mars relay network, computed from orbital geometry: surface site and Earth contacts of a relay orbiter, with light time, for ION and HDTN.
Bundle Protocol v7 interoperability matrix: ION, HDTN, uD3TN, Hardy, bplib and dtn7-rs as relays, singly and in pairs, over every convergence layer they share, checked against RFC 9171.
TAIGA is an experimental decentralized P2P Mesh network protocol and proxy transport designed to bypass censorship, white-lists, and internet shutdowns in dense urban environments using Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi Direct.
Interactive Delay Tolerant Network (DTN) simulator with space and military convoy scenarios.
Delay-tolerant networking software suite, Bundle Protocol Version 7
GHOST Secure Text Mesh | Rust-based secure communications for mission-critical environments. P2P/Mesh, DTN resilience, post-quantum cryptography & RAM-first processing. Technical evaluation interest open.
Rust implementation of a DTN based on RFC 9171
Node estimation in DTN using the Taxi Problem algorithm, applied to Spray and Wait routing. Built on The ONE Simulator 1.6 (undergraduate thesis, 2018/2019).
A streamlined packaging of core DTN features from the ION-DTN open source software
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