Subject: [dtn-interest] Beacons (prophet)

From: Tom Sparks <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:31:01 -0700 (PDT)

Could the beacons vary in time depending on where the node is moving or not like AIS[1]? 

I am wondering if I can turn off the radios to save power and only turn them on when encounter is likely or when energy harvesting options are available (eg: the sun)

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Identification_System
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