SCPS - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Space Communications Protocol Specifications (SCPS) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
SCPS is the Space Communications Protocol Specifications, a suite of protocols adapted from TCP/IP for the unique conditions of satellite and deep-space links.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Space Communications Protocol Specifications
- Abbreviation
- SCPS
- Status
- Active
- IANA Number
- 105
- IANA Keyword
- SCPS
- Reference
- SCPS
IP Protocol Status - Active
SCPS was developed by the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems starting in the 1990s and remains used in some space-mission communication systems today.
IP Protocol Network Policy
SCPS is used in satellite and deep-space communication links to adapt TCP/IP for high-latency, high-error conditions, and is irrelevant outside specialized space-network links.