Semaphore Flag Signaling System
In computer networking, Semaphore Flag Signaling System (SFSS) is a humorous proposal to carry Internet Protocol (IP) traffic by semaphores. Semaphore Flag Signaling System was initially described in RFC 4824[1], an April 1 RFC issued by the Internet Engineering Task Force edited by J. Hofmueller, et al and released on April Fool's Day 2007. It is one of several April 1 RFCs.
Reference Implementation
A reference implementation of IP over SFS has been done by the authors within the project "Talking the Fish". An email was transmitted using SMTP over Semaphore Flag Signals.[2]
See also
- Clacks, a system in a fictional world which uses another kind of semaphore to emulate the Internet
- IP over Avian Carriers, a similar humorous proposal
- Semaphore, for other kinds of semaphores
- Victorian Internet, for the serious relation between semaphore and the internet
References
- ^ J. Hofmueller, J. et al, ed. RFC 4824 The Transmission of IP Datagrams over the Semaphore Flag Signaling System (SFSS), 2007-04-01, retrieved 2007-12-23
- ^ Talking the Fish [1]