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The Interplanetary Internet is now being tested in space.

sstl.co.uk — The first use of the ‘bundle’ protocol in space has been demonstrated with the UK-DMC satellite built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). Sensor data was successfully delivered from the satellite using this disruption- and delay-tolerant networking protocol designed for the Interplanetary Internet.

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  • ChristPissed, on 09/12/2008, -0/+1Here's a background article, in more layman's terms, from July, 2008, about Vint Cerf (co-creator of TCP/IP and now a Google VP, on the planning this protocol)
    Scientists Plan Interplanetary Internet Protocol
    http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?sectio ...

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