Datagram Convergence Layers for the Delay- and Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) Bundle Protocol and Licklider Transmission Protocol (LTP)
Holger Kruse, Samuel Jero, Shawn Ostermann · 2014
This document specifies the preferred method for transporting Delayand Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) protocol data over the Internet using datagrams.It covers convergence layers for the Bundle Protocol (RFC 5050), as well as the transportation of segments using the Licklider Transmission Protocol (LTP) (RFC 5326).UDP and the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) are the candidate datagram protocols discussed.UDP can only be used on a local network or in cases where the DTN node implements explicit congestion control.DCCP addresses the congestion control problem, and its use is recommended whenever possible.This document is a product of the Delay-Tolerant Networking Research Group (DTNRG) and represents the consensus of the DTNRG. Status of This MemoThis document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for examination, experimental implementation, and evaluation.This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.This document is a product of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF).The IRTF publishes the results of Internet-related research and development activities.These results might not be suitable for deployment.This RFC represents the consensus of the Delay-Tolerant Networking Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF).Documents approved for publication by the IRSG are not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.