IONe

The intent of the IONe project is to construct and manage an integrated baseline of Interplanetary Overlay Network (ION) software that includes features which provide potentially useful functionality but are not yet mature enough to be integrated into NASA's operational ION baseline.

The concept is that such an experimental code base, lightly regression-tested and packaged for distribution to the ION open-source community on a relatively rapid cadence, could be of value in non-NASA DTN research activities, including the prototyping of new capabilities as discussed by the IETF DTN Working Group. Consolidating into a single source tree as much non-NASA ION development activity as possible may help the ION development community sustain focus and avoid redundant invention. We shall see.