https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay-tolerant_networking
It started as a NASA project for deep-space networks where communications are intermittent, packets take minutes or hours to arrive, and bandwidth is slim. But it's seeing increasing interest for other applications as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay-tolerant_networking
It started as a NASA project for deep-space networks where communications are intermittent, packets take minutes or hours to arrive, and bandwidth is slim. But it's seeing increasing interest for other applications as well.