The Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN) community has created solid results during the last three decades. One aspect that still requires focus, however, is the simplification of configuring systems participating in DTN communication. In this workshop paper, an approach is proposed for configuring DTN endpoint reachability. The core idea is to extend the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), enabling it to advertise the reachability of DTN endpoints specified by Endpoint Identifiers (EIDs) via specific next-hop Convergence Layer Adapters (CLAs). The approach is mainly intended for usage in edge nodes accessible from an IP network, which communicate via a DTN gateway to a larger DTN infrastructure. It may be applied to simplify access to the Solar System Internet from hosts connected to the Internet. The feasibility of the approach has been confirmed using an implementation intended for validation purposes.

翻译：延迟容忍网络（DTN）领域在过去三十年间已取得坚实成果。然而，仍需重点关注的一个方面是简化参与DTN通信的系统配置。本研讨会论文提出了一种配置DTN端点可达性的方法。其核心思想是扩展边界网关协议（BGP），使其能够通过特定的下一跳汇聚层适配器（CLA）来通告由端点标识符（EID）指定的DTN端点的可达性。该方法主要设计用于可从IP网络访问的边缘节点，这些节点通过DTN网关与更大的DTN基础设施进行通信。该方法可应用于简化从互联网连接的主机访问太阳系互联网的过程。通过验证性实现，已确认该方法的可行性。