store-and-forward
Receive, hold, send
Store-and-forward describes a method of data transmission where a message is sent to an intermediate station, held there temporarily, then transmitted onward to its destination.
Email works this way—messages pass through servers that receive, store, and relay them.
The technique contrasts with real-time transmission, trading immediacy for reliability: The satellite uses store-and-forward to handle communications when ground stations are out of range.
Small sealed container
- messageTransmitted communication
- routingPath selection process
- queueOrdered waiting line
- nodeConnection point in networks
relay · transmission · buffer · hop · latency · protocol · switching · delay
Email transmission protocol
- mailserverSystem routing electronic correspondence
- inboxMessage receiving folder
- queueOrdered waiting line
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
MTA · spool · delivery · bounce · attachment · postmaster · recipient · outbox
Transmission to spacecraft
- downlinkSpacecraft-to-Earth transmission
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- delayEnforced waiting period
- orbitCurved celestial path
LEO · latency · burst · propagation · telemetry · relay · coverage · footprint
Mobile text protocol
- MMSMobile multimedia protocol
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
- queueOrdered waiting line
- notificationFormal notice given
offline · delivery · asynchronous · push · delayed · mobile · text · multimedia
Distant automated data collection
- dataloggerAutomated recording instrument
- remoteDistant or controller
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- batchQuantity produced together
sensor · buffering · outage · resilience · PLC · automation · monitoring · intermittent
packet
Small sealed container
node · relay · transmission · buffer · hop · latency · protocol · switching · delay · bandwidth
SMTP
Email transmission protocol
- mailserverSystem routing electronic correspondence
- inboxMessage receiving folder
- queueOrdered waiting line
relay · MTA · spool · delivery · bounce · attachment · postmaster · recipient · outbox · mailbox
uplink
Transmission to spacecraft
- downlinkSpacecraft-to-Earth transmission
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- delayEnforced waiting period
orbit · LEO · latency · burst · propagation · telemetry · relay · coverage · footprint · bandwidth
SMS
Mobile text protocol
notification · offline · delivery · asynchronous · push · delayed · mobile · text · multimedia · carrier
telemetry
Distant automated data collection
- dataloggerAutomated recording instrument
- remoteDistant or controller
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
batch · sensor · buffering · outage · resilience · PLC · automation · monitoring · intermittent · collection
store-and-forwardreal-time
Occurring without processing delay
instantaneous · synchronous · immediate · live · instant messaging
store, forward, stores, stored, storing, storage, storable, forwards, forwarded