Interlace

The Interlace is an interconnected web of crystal networks. Sprawled out over the solar system, the lacework thickens around hubs of civilization. Rather than all consisting of one type of network, the Interlace is a composite of dozens of different types of interplanetary communications standards, ranging from proprietary ecosystems of apps to the anarchy of a webtree.
Most users of the lacework are barely aware of these technical details. The Interlace is everywhere, and personal devices and terminals provide a polished, seamless experience that simply work no matter what planet or moon you are on.

Eden and Other Ecosystems

The walled gardens of Eden and other app stores safely package and curate digital experiences across the solar system. These ecosystems consist of arrays of approved apps that provide specific services. Some of these ecosystems, including Eden, allow users to make and submit their own applications for approval.
It is difficult and often impossible to make apps from two different ecosystems compatible. Most ecosystems come pre-installed on dedicated personal devices. Only applications made for and approved by Eden can be downloaded on an Eden device.

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Ecosystems in general, and Eden in particular, are known to collect vast amounts of data. This is generally taken as a convenience, but some people object to the fact that there is no way to opt-out of this vast corporate surveillance system.

SWAN

The Super Wide Access Network, or SWAN, was created to cast the widest net and allow for communication across the Sol System. It is accessible and reliable even in deep space, but cannot handle substantial amounts of data. While the modern SWAN protocol does support images, to this day most SWAN terminals can only recieve text.
The SWAN lacework is loosely knit mesh stretched between the ground and orbital communication nodes across the Sol System. SWAN has connectivity issues in transitional areas of the lacework, where it will often keep disconnecting and reconnecting to native infrastructure.

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Yggdrasil

Yggdrasil is infamous for hosting everything under the sun, from black markets to knitting tutorials, allowing anyone to say and create anything.
Yggdrasil is a peer-to-peer lacework where the connected devices mirror the sites and data. Like other webtrees, Yggdrasil is an index of content simultaneously downloaded and hosted by its roots. Unlike other webtrees, Yggdrasil's immense sprawl near guarantees it remains up.
The orgins of Yggdrasil are obscure, but it is best established on Saturn and across the moons of the Sol System. Governments have tried to take action against Yggdrasil and webtrees in the past, over concern of the danger it poses to their citizens.
The interplanetary organization Nidhogg attempts to analyze and monitor Yggdrasil, and has shut down several other webtrees. Some nations, and the entirety of Mars, outlaw Yggdrasil.

Anatomy of a webtree

The webtree itself only contains a small package with the metadata of the files, such as the size, path, and name of the files, and the information required to connect to the roots providing the real files.
Any user wanting to see the sites or download the data from a webtree has to connect a root to download from the other roots. If there is no other roots, the data cannot be accessed.
The roots are responsible for uploading the content as they download it and after. A root that only downloads is considered a bad root.

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