NAN123: How ION Meets the Out-of-this-World Challenges of Deep-Space Networking

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of deep space networking and the technologies that enable long-delay communications.

Eric Chou and guest host Drew Conry-Murray sit down with deep space networking specialist Scott Spicer. Following the Artemis 2 mission, they discuss the challenges of long-delay space communications and the essential technologies making it possible such as the Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION), Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN), and Contact Graph Routing (CGR). AdSpot Sponsor: Meter Meter ... Read more »

People in this episode

Host: Eric Chou

Guests: Drew Conry-Murray, Scott Spicer

Topics covered

• deep space networking
• long-delay communications
• Interplanetary Overlay Network
• Delay-Tolerant Networking
• Contact Graph Routing
• Artemis 2 mission

Keywords

• deep space networking
• long-delay communications
• ION
• DTN
• CGR
• Artemis 2

Sponsors

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