DoD to Put Internet Router in Space

narramissic writes "ITworld is reporting that the Department of Defense plans to launch in the first quarter of 2009 a satellite-based router to deliver military communications. Satellite operator Intelsat will manage the three-year Internet Routing In Space (IRIS) project, while Cisco will provide IP networking software for the on-board router. After testing, the satellite will be available for commercial use. From the article: 'Potential nonmilitary benefits of the IRIS program include the ability to route IP (Internet Protocol) traffic between satellites in space in much the same way packets are moved on the ground, reducing delays, saving on capacity and offering greater networking flexibility, Lloyd Wood, space initiatives manager in the Global Defense, Space & Security division of Cisco, said Thursday.'"

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Re:hmmmm.....

[BigHungryJoe]

US prosecutors can get you for anything they want - the DOJ will just come up with a new interpretation of some overly broad "national security" measure and probably find a way to justify secret enforcement of it... and in the US, the minimum penalty will be 60 years in prison, while the rest of the world will consider it punishable by community service.

That's how it is in the US now that the "law and order" types have taken over. Everything is a fucking crime and carries a heavy jail sentence.

Re:routing back to the states: no route to host

[QuantumRiff]

If my modpoints hadn't ran out yesterday, I'd mod you up. Regardless of my opinion on the issue, Slashdot is a place for discussion, not a place for pushing a single side of any topic. I hate seeing people get modded flamebait on controversial issues, or just because the moderator disagrees. Good for you speaking up, way to use those rights that were defended by soldiers..

Re:routing back to the states: no route to host

[UncleTogie]

Good for you speaking up, way to use those rights that were defended by soldiers...
That's the biggest reason I'm happy to get modded down; I know my rights, know the people that defend those rights as best able, and am delighted that I have the right to "unpopular" speech... Personally, I think it's funny as hell that while they can gripe about my posts being flamebait or trolling, and even mod me down for it, they can't tell me WHY the OP was supposed to be "funny", or why I was supposed to accept it as such without debate.

I never take ANY point for granted.