Three decades of avian infrastructure standards
A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers
D. Waitzman
The foundational document. Defines IP transmission over homing pigeons, including segment size (256 milligrams), maximum transmission unit, and error detection via examining the carrier.
IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service
D. Waitzman
Extends RFC 1149 with QoS markings. Defines differentiated services for avian transport: priority traffic may be carried by faster birds (swifts); low-priority traffic by slower species.
Real-world implementation
BLUG (Bergen Linux User Group)
The Bergen Linux User Group implemented RFC 1149 in practice. Nine packets were sent. Ping response time: 3,000–6,000 seconds. Packet loss: 55%. The surviving pigeons beat the local ADSL connection in effective throughput.
Adaptation of RFC 1149 for IPv6
B. Carpenter, R. Hinden
Updates RFC 1149 for IPv6. Notes that the increased address space (128 bits) requires larger leg bands. Recommends using longer-lived bird species for addresses with low TTL.
DNS over Avian Carriers
C. E. Cruz González
The missing piece: how does a host on an avian-carrier network resolve a hostname? Defines the AA resource record, the Pigeon of Last Resort (PoLR), and retransmission behavior. Threat model includes Hawk-in-the-Middle (HitM) attacks and the Hungry Cat as a physical layer threat.