RFC 5050 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2007

Bundle Protocol Specification

Overview

RFC 5050, “Bundle Protocol Specification”, is an Experimental document published in November 2007 by K. Scott, S. Burleigh. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the end-to-end protocol, block formats, and abstract service description for the exchange of messages (bundles) in Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN).

This document was produced within the IRTF's Delay Tolerant Networking Research Group (DTNRG) and represents the consensus of all of the active contributors to this group. See http://www.dtnrg.org for more information. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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