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The Echo Drive is a near light-speed communications network, in use by [[The Initiative]]. It is carried on every ship. It allows for sensory, targeting, status, and maneuvering data to be shared nearly instantaneously between ships within the same star system, allowing ships to work in a much more uniform manner.<br /><br />The Echo Drive is also installed on civilian craft, to allow for communications data to be transferred around. However, it has a series of built in [[Artificial Intelligence|AIs]] to prioritize military transmissions based on need and emergency situations. However, outside of emergencies, it allows for the majority dedicated to civilian use, this amount being controlled and cut down on as needed for military transmissions. Should an emergency arise, the AIs would cut down on the civilian bandwidth, prioritizing emergency messages and military communications over day-to-day transmissions. However, the range of the Echo Drive is limited to within a star system, and is not capable of interstellar communications.[[Category:The Initiative]][[Category:Technology]]
The Echo Drive is a near light-speed communications network, in use by [[The Initiative]]. The system is comprised of thousands of Quantum Entanglement Communicators (QECs) mounted aboard almost every government vessel, platform, outpost, in addition to every planetary capitol. The system relies on messages being sent to the nearest QEC node, where it is then relayed through the hub on [[Sanctuary]], to it's final destination, either on Sanctuary, or to the QEC nearest the message's destination for rebroadcast. While available for use to civilian users for a minimal fee, each node is equipped with numerous built-in [[Artificial Intelligence|AIs]] to prioritize government transmissions based on need and emergency situations.<br/><br/>Due to it's reliance on rebroadcast, the system typically has noticeable delays between anything beyond a few light-seconds of the nearest node in message traffic. While not noticeable for static messages, dynamic messages such as live video take noticeable hits in quality and lag the further the messenger and recipient are from their respective nodes.[[Category:The Initiative]][[Category:Technology]]

Revision as of 06:18, 30 December 2018

Echo Drive
Technical Specifications
Also Known As: Quantum Entanglement Communications System
Created By: Unknown (The Initiative)
Intended Purpose: Near-Instantaneous Communications & Data Sharing
Status: In Use

The Echo Drive is a near light-speed communications network, in use by The Initiative. The system is comprised of thousands of Quantum Entanglement Communicators (QECs) mounted aboard almost every government vessel, platform, outpost, in addition to every planetary capitol. The system relies on messages being sent to the nearest QEC node, where it is then relayed through the hub on Sanctuary, to it's final destination, either on Sanctuary, or to the QEC nearest the message's destination for rebroadcast. While available for use to civilian users for a minimal fee, each node is equipped with numerous built-in AIs to prioritize government transmissions based on need and emergency situations.

Due to it's reliance on rebroadcast, the system typically has noticeable delays between anything beyond a few light-seconds of the nearest node in message traffic. While not noticeable for static messages, dynamic messages such as live video take noticeable hits in quality and lag the further the messenger and recipient are from their respective nodes.