Cloudflare CTO proposes a Starlink-native transport protocol; Musk forwards it
Dane Knecht wants Cloudflare and Starlink to redesign internet transport for moving satellites, extending earlier work on edge capacity.
By Ryan Merket · Published
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Why it matters
Cloudflare and Starlink control complementary parts of the connection. A joint protocol could reduce the speed penalties caused when terrestrial congestion controls misread satellite handovers and variable radio links.
Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht (@dok2001) proposed on August 9th that Cloudflare and Starlink jointly develop a transport protocol designed for low-Earth-orbit satellite networks. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) replied that he had forwarded the idea to Starlink's engineering team.…