Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"Peter" wrote in message
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Yes, it might be almost as complex as this post managing to find its way
through a network of thousands of computers without any central control.

I'm sure the system will immediately fall apart and you'll never see this
response.



How do the consequences of losing a message compare to the consequences of a
midair collision?

I expect one of the criteria before transitioning to a more distributed
computerized system of ATC would be that it would reduce the probability
of collisions. I'm not expecting it to happen anytime soon.