This initiative is about using the Internet Protocol (IP) suite for deep space, as described in this IETF draft. It is an alternative to the use of the Bundle Protocol to create a network in deep space.
A Discord channel is used by the community for interactive discussions and support. Send an email to info@deepspaceip.net to receive an invite.
Discussions about the specifications are happening on the IETF deepspace/tiptop wg mailing list.
- IP in Deep Space: Key Characteristics, Use Cases and Requirements
- The IP Protocol Stack in Deep Space: Architecture
- QUIC Profile for Deep Space
- QUIC in Space
- Deployment and Use of the Domain Name System(DNS) in Deep Space
- Deploying and Using Email in Deep Space
- CoAP in Space
- HTTP clients/servers over space profiled QUIC
- Deep space In-memory network simulator with space profiled QUIC
- Fork of the Quiche Cloudflare QUIC stack, adding a noop congestion controller
- NETCONF over QUIC proxy
- 2025-10-03 International Astronautical Congress(IAC): paper, presentation
- 2025-06-20 Internet Society: Using the IP Protocol Suite for Deep Space Networking – TIPTOP WG (Youtube)
- 2024-12-19 AFNIC: La suite du protocole Internet dans l’espace (JCSA24) (Youtube)
- 2024-10-12 Flight Software Workshop: Using the IP Protocol Suite for Applications in Deep Space (Youtube)
- 2024-04-05 Between 0x2 Nerds video presentation of Deep Space IP (Youtube)
- The Future Lunar Communications Architecture, Report of the Interagency Operations Advisory Group
- The Future Mars Communications Architecture, Report of the Interagency Operations Advisory Group
- LunaNet Interoperability Specification
- International Communication System Interoperability Standards (ICSIS)
- General: Info
- Technical: Marc Blanchet
