Differences between IPN remotely-deployed internets and the terrestrial Internet

Terrestrial

“Wired”

Terrestrial

“MANET”

IPN in-situ

“Wireless”

Not critical

Important

Fiber clean

Infrastructure

Fixed

Fiber, copper

Deployment $

Relatively low

Moderate

High, f(mass)

Operations $

Relatively low

TBD

Repair,

upgrade $

Relatively low

TBD

Very high

High, f(reliability)

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