Delay Tolerant Networks

Chapter 1

Delay Tolerant Networking

Maode Ma, Chao Lu and Hui Li

• 1.1 Introduction

  • 1.1.1 History of Delay Tolerant Networking

  • 1.1.2 A Delay Tolerant Network

  • 1.1.3 Requirements on DTNs

• 1.2 The Architecture

  • 1.2.1 Overlay Architecture

  • 1.2.2 Store and Forward Message Switching

  • 1.2.3 Routing and Forwarding

  • 1.2.4 Fragmentation and Reassembly

  • 1.2.5 Custody Transfer

• 1.3 The Bundle Protocol

  • 1.3.1 Bundle Service

    • 1.3.1.1 Terms

    • 1.3.1.2 Service Offered by Bundle Protocol Agent

  • 1.3.2 Bundle Format

    • 1.3.2.1 Self-Delimiting Numeric Values

    • 1.3.2.2 Endpoint IDs in Detail

    • 1.3.2.3 Formats of Bundle Blocks

  • 1.3.3 Bundle Processing

    • 1.3.3.1 Bundle Creation at Source

    • 1.3.3.2 Transmission by Source

    • 1.3.3.3 First-Hop Processing and Forwarding

    • 1.3.3.4 ...