The document discusses RINA (Recursive InterNetwork Architecture), a new internetwork architecture proposed as an alternative to TCP/IP. RINA recognizes that all networking involves interprocess communication (IPC) between application processes. It models networking as a series of distributed IPC layers, with each layer providing IPC over a certain scope. Communication between processes goes through three phases - enrollment, flow allocation, and data transfer. The PRISTINE project is researching topics around implementing RINA such as naming, routing, security, and evaluating its performance for application scenarios like distributed cloud computing.