RFC 6921 on Design Considerations for Faster-Than-Light (FTL) Communication
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A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 6921 Title: Design Considerations for Faster-Than-Light (FTL) Communication Author: R. Hinden Status: Informational Stream: Independent Date: 1 April 2013 Mailbox: bob.hinden@gmail.com Pages: 7 Characters: 15100 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-hinden-FTL-design-considerations-00.txt URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6921.txt We are approaching the time when we will be able to communicate faster than the speed of light. It is well known that as we approach the speed of light, time slows down. Logically, it is reasonable to assume that as we go faster than the speed of light, time will reverse. The major consequence of this for Internet protocols is that packets will arrive before they are sent. This will have a major impact on the way we design Internet protocols. This paper outlines some of the issues and suggests some directions for additional analysis of these issues. INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce http://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfcsearch.html. For downloading RFCs, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html. Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC