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The Forerunners had virtually abandoned the electromagnetic spectrum as a means to carry their communications,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref> instead relying on more secure [[Wikipedia:Quantum entanglement|quantum entanglement]]. These communications were routed over proprietary encryption protocols, which could be used to track the source or destination of the communication.<ref name="c125">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 125''</ref> This allowed instant data transfer over vast distances: [[Offensive Bias]], for example, was capable of simultaneously coordinating the deployment of the [[Halo Array]] at [[Installation 00]] outside the galaxy and its fleet of war at the [[Maginot Line]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 326-328''</ref> | The Forerunners had virtually abandoned the electromagnetic spectrum as a means to carry their communications,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 144''</ref> instead relying on more secure [[Wikipedia:Quantum entanglement|quantum entanglement]]. These communications were routed over proprietary encryption protocols, which could be used to track the source or destination of the communication.<ref name="c125">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 125''</ref> This allowed instant data transfer over vast distances: [[Offensive Bias]], for example, was capable of simultaneously coordinating the deployment of the [[Halo Array]] at [[Installation 00]] outside the galaxy and its fleet of war at the [[Maginot Line]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 326-328''</ref> | ||
The [[Domain]], the Forerunners' collective information repository, was not usually employed for the purpose of communications due to its unreliability: it had a known propensity to alter information without explanation.<ref name="c125"/> However, it was still known to be used for communications on certain occasions.<ref name="CEAterminal4">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal | The [[Domain]], the Forerunners' collective information repository, was not usually employed for the purpose of communications due to its unreliability: it had a known propensity to alter information without explanation.<ref name="c125"/> However, it was still known to be used for communications on certain occasions.<ref name="CEAterminal4">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 4]]''</ref> | ||
The Forerunners also used a form of superluminal communication involving wormholes; however, these communications were significantly slower than communication via the Domain.<ref name="CEAterminal4"/> | The Forerunners also used a form of superluminal communication involving wormholes; however, these communications were significantly slower than communication via the Domain.<ref name="CEAterminal4"/> | ||