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A bit offtopic but I was thinking that it might actually be possible for some companies to replace TCP/IP. Let's say Apple. They probably have enough money to d

by 0-_-0 6y ago

A bit offtopic but I was thinking that it might actually be possible for some companies to replace TCP/IP. Let's say Apple. They probably have enough money to do the SpaceX thing and have a network of satellites in orbit that could replace the mobile network all iPhones connect to worldwide. Since they control all the devices that connect to this network, they would have full control over the internet protocol it uses and could invent their own, from scratch. Actually, SpaceX could probably do the same if they run SpaceXnet in parallel with TCP/IP and sell their own hardware (or do a TCP/IP over SpaceXnet protocol that they use between ground stations)

C1sc0cat 6y ago
Latency your forgetting Latency
- maemilius 6y ago
  A StarLink style satellite array actually has good latency even when compared to traditional fiber networks[1]. I recall some calculations that showed a decrease in latency over long distances because light travels slightly faster in a vacuum, there are fewer intermediate nodes over that distance, and a more direct path can be used than in our existing wired networks. The biggest issue with current satellite connections is that the satellites are in geostationary orbits which imposes a minimum theoretical latency of something like half a second. It's physically impossible to send signals any faster[2]. 1: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/musk-says-starlink-isnt-for-big-cities-wont-be-huge-threat-to-telcos/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/musk-... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Internet_access#Signal_latency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Internet_access#Sign...
bjourne 6y ago
Google did just that. They added the protocols SPDY and QUIC to Chrome and tried to get server owners to adopt them. Given that they control YouTube which is the world's largest site both by unique users and bandwidth usage they could easily force their own protocol through.

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C1sc0cat 6y ago

Latency your forgetting Latency

maemilius 6y ago
A StarLink style satellite array actually has good latency even when compared to traditional fiber networks[1]. I recall some calculations that showed a decrease in latency over long distances because light travels slightly faster in a vacuum, there are fewer intermediate nodes over that distance, and a more direct path can be used than in our existing wired networks. The biggest issue with current satellite connections is that the satellites are in geostationary orbits which imposes a minimum theoretical latency of something like half a second. It's physically impossible to send signals any faster[2]. 1: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/musk-says-starlink-isnt-for-big-cities-wont-be-huge-threat-to-telcos/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/musk-... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Internet_access#Signal_latency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Internet_access#Sign...

bjourne 6y ago

Google did just that. They added the protocols SPDY and QUIC to Chrome and tried to get server owners to adopt them. Given that they control YouTube which is the world's largest site both by unique users and bandwidth usage they could easily force their own protocol through.