What is "gprp"

GPRP,or Global Position Routing Protocol is an Internet Routing Protocol like IPv4 and IPv6, which uses the spatial position, as determined by GPS, of each host on the network to establish routes to any other host. It is intended to supplement, and ultimately replace traditional Internet Routing protocols. It requires the cooperation of many luminal-speed (such as radio or fiber optic) hosts to route packets in the most efficient way: a straight line.

The protocol consists of mainly the same concepts as IPv4, removing the abstraction layer of the routing table and IP address with a simpler model that attempts to send packets in as close to a straight line as possible. Since this change introduces physical constraints on the geometry of the network, special techniques are implemented to overcome problems such as dead zones.