If digital information can't be sent through water using acoustic
signaling, lots of sonar and underwater telephone designers are going
to be very surprised. In like manner, there are all sorts of means
of transmitting electromagnetic digital information through water,
such as extremely low frequency radio and blue-green lasers. Modern
submarine operations depend on all these.
More to the point, a specific design objective of IP is that it is
independent of the underlying transmission medium. RFC1149, the
basic specification for transmission of IP datagrams over avian
media, is actually an excellent model for explaining how IP is
encapsulated in a specific medium.
>It sends data via water pipes, not water. That could work. Water pipes are
>ubiquitous. We could avoid tearing up roads to put in fiber-optic cabling.
>And if it's in Holland, maybe they don't see the humor. On the other hand,
>many people in Holland speak English. Also, many water pipes are actually
>made of PVC, not metal. PVC probably doesn't conduct electricity or packets
>very well. (That's poly vinyl chloride, not permanent virtual circuits!).
>
>OK, I guess it was a joke! ;-)
>
>Priscilla
>
>At 11:36 PM 4/13/01, Luke Everett wrote:
>>You idiot, did you really think that was for real??? Sending data
>>through water for God's sake?
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Keyur Lavingia"
>>To:
>>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 4:54 PM
>>Subject: Check this one out ..... [7:537]
>>
>>
>> > Heard about IP on atm , fiber ethernet, token ring and bla bla.
>> >
>> > What about IP on water Pipes... I m not kidding. Check out this site..
>> >
>> > http://www.dutchwater.com/
>> >
>> >
>> >
> > > KEYUR
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