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The interstellar communication relay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2020

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Brian McConnell*
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SETI Open Data Archive, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Abstract

The paper describes the architecture for a data repository and distribution system to be used in the case of a SETI detection event. This system is conceptually modelled after the Deep Space Network, although the hardware and infrastructure involved are different and substantially less expensive to operate. The system is designed to accommodate a large number of users from a variety of fields who wish to contribute to the analysis and comprehension effort that would follow the detection of an information-bearing signal.

Keywords

Information theoryinterstellar communicationmetiseti
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Research Article
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International Journal of Astrobiology , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , December 2020 , pp. 419 - 422
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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