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Interstellar communications are handled by both automated and manned spacecraft. | Interstellar communications are handled by both automated and manned spacecraft. | ||
- | While each express boat is being serviced, it dumps the contents of its secure memory to the tender for broadcast in-system, and receives outgoing messages from the tender for transport to other systems. | + | While each express boat is being serviced, it dumps the contents of its secure memory to the tender for broadcast in-system, and receives outgoing messages from the tender for transport to other systems. |
- | * 'Blue route': Iridia -> Thinora -> Sol -> Iridia | + | * Sol A: Runs from Sol System to Iridia |
- | * 'Gold route': Iridia -> Sol -> Thinora -> Iridia | + | * Sol B: Runs from Sol System to Thinora |
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+ | * Thinora A: Runs from Thinora System to Sol System and back - 24h per leg. | ||
+ | * Thinora B: Runs from Thinora System to Iridia | ||
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+ | * Iridia A: Runs from Iridia System to Sol System and back - 24h per leg. | ||
+ | * Iridia B: Runs from Iridia System to Thinora | ||
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+ | While the Thinora B and Iridia | ||
- | As a general rule, interstellar communications can take days, between encryption, transmission to tender, transfer to express boat, [[space travel|travel]] through hyperspace, transfer to tender, and transmission from tender to destination world for decryption. | + | As a general rule, interstellar communications can take days, between encryption, prioritization, transmission to tender, transfer to express boat, [[space travel|travel]] through hyperspace, transfer to tender, and transmission from tender to destination world for decryption. |
Felios and Amazonia Systems are special cases, since neither planet has a large enough population to justify the expense of maintaining a dedicated pair of express boats. | Felios and Amazonia Systems are special cases, since neither planet has a large enough population to justify the expense of maintaining a dedicated pair of express boats. | ||
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====== Starship Communications ====== | ====== Starship Communications ====== | ||
- | //Shipboard comm systems go here, too. Again, communications are limited by speed of light, so perhaps specify an OOC convention that ships use specific comsys.muf channels for each given system?// | + | //OOC Note: Shipboard comm systems go here, too. Again, communications are limited by speed of light, so perhaps specify an OOC convention that ships use specific comsys.muf channels for each given system?// |
telecommunications.txt · Last modified: 2011/08/04 03:27 by hagalaz