Framework for the Telewave
Nov 24, 2016 3:05:56 GMT -8
Post by mrwigggles on Nov 24, 2016 3:05:56 GMT -8
This framework is gonna to assume that the Telewave works much more like Telegraph then a Radio. So with telegraphs there aren't different frequencies for anybody to hide their transmissions. They can encode the messages sent, and that probably does happen.
Instead, there are a plethora of competing companies offering Telewave services between Planets, moons, and if there are space stations those to. These are either way stations that was mostly fixed in position, or a series of patrolling ships. For the analogy of the telegraphs these would be the utility poles. Now during the 19th century telegraph companies were incredibly competitive and unfairly so. They used to accept but never send transmission of rival companies, sell the messages to rivals or edit the messages. They even did inside trading with these messages. This was the major reason for the Common Carrier law to be created and enforced. And these services are meant transmit from Habitat to Habitat, not to ships underway. Ships underway like ships in the 19th century are largely isolated. So ships with a telewave system on board should be unusual. Even though Ships could send messages to any Pole they can reach, the Pole would deny services without payment. And any arbitrary Telewave company wouldnt have any means to track any ship underway to send them messages. They could only send them to ports they were heading to. There can be of course Messaging ships, or the like, though that sounds awfully expensive.
These Poles would probably be manned. It would probably be pretty spartan accommodations. They would have bunks, a mess, and the workstation. The workstation would be a switch board. With them receiving messages, and redirecting which Pole the messages should go on.
This isn't related to making it act like Telegraph but I think it would be particularly neat, that messages travel faster by going through as many way stations as possible. Like the Telewave gets slower the further it goes out.
As for military use, they would need to create their own private Telewave Poles, to form their own lines. These Poles would probably semi secret, or secret information. Depending on how much story vulnerability you want with these Poles to have, this framework may be too secure. The Operators on the Poles, wouldnt ever directly know the messages. They would only get destinations, and priorities. The message itself would be recorded wax cylinders. This would resend the dots and lines to along their destination. The wax cylinders would be melted and and molded again, ensuring the message was only stored the instant it was on the station. Beside this change to how the messages are stored, the other changes from the private Telewave companies is these systems can reach ships underway. Unlike the arbitrary nature of private ships, military ships are more rigid where they travel. They also do check in with Poles at semi regularly intervals.
And this can be an element where the various Colonial Powers can differentiate themselves. Not every power can afford to upkeep their own private Telewave lines. Or some powers cant afford as many Poles so their messages are slower.
I dont think this Framework disallows a CB radio network between private ships, but depending on how much you want the travel between planets and the like to be like ocean voyages, this would negate the isolation.
Instead, there are a plethora of competing companies offering Telewave services between Planets, moons, and if there are space stations those to. These are either way stations that was mostly fixed in position, or a series of patrolling ships. For the analogy of the telegraphs these would be the utility poles. Now during the 19th century telegraph companies were incredibly competitive and unfairly so. They used to accept but never send transmission of rival companies, sell the messages to rivals or edit the messages. They even did inside trading with these messages. This was the major reason for the Common Carrier law to be created and enforced. And these services are meant transmit from Habitat to Habitat, not to ships underway. Ships underway like ships in the 19th century are largely isolated. So ships with a telewave system on board should be unusual. Even though Ships could send messages to any Pole they can reach, the Pole would deny services without payment. And any arbitrary Telewave company wouldnt have any means to track any ship underway to send them messages. They could only send them to ports they were heading to. There can be of course Messaging ships, or the like, though that sounds awfully expensive.
These Poles would probably be manned. It would probably be pretty spartan accommodations. They would have bunks, a mess, and the workstation. The workstation would be a switch board. With them receiving messages, and redirecting which Pole the messages should go on.
This isn't related to making it act like Telegraph but I think it would be particularly neat, that messages travel faster by going through as many way stations as possible. Like the Telewave gets slower the further it goes out.
As for military use, they would need to create their own private Telewave Poles, to form their own lines. These Poles would probably semi secret, or secret information. Depending on how much story vulnerability you want with these Poles to have, this framework may be too secure. The Operators on the Poles, wouldnt ever directly know the messages. They would only get destinations, and priorities. The message itself would be recorded wax cylinders. This would resend the dots and lines to along their destination. The wax cylinders would be melted and and molded again, ensuring the message was only stored the instant it was on the station. Beside this change to how the messages are stored, the other changes from the private Telewave companies is these systems can reach ships underway. Unlike the arbitrary nature of private ships, military ships are more rigid where they travel. They also do check in with Poles at semi regularly intervals.
And this can be an element where the various Colonial Powers can differentiate themselves. Not every power can afford to upkeep their own private Telewave lines. Or some powers cant afford as many Poles so their messages are slower.
I dont think this Framework disallows a CB radio network between private ships, but depending on how much you want the travel between planets and the like to be like ocean voyages, this would negate the isolation.