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Re: [LUG] Pigeon beats ISP for data transfer...

 

Simon Waters wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>> I see actually there is a standard for this and it has been done back in
>> April 2001...
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers
> 
> You see the IP folks would have done this over TCP, which even allowing
> for non-standard window sizes being set both ends would have required at
> least 3 trips by the pigeon.
> 
> As such they are comparing Apples and Oranges. One of their systems was
> send and forget, the other had a reliable transport. With a 55% packet
> loss rate, they should be using multiple pigeons to be reasonably
> confident of success.

You can bet that at least one of the pigeons would knock itself out by
flying into the sliding window, too.

James

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