Because of the limitations presented by the direct use of wormholes for transportation a transport network similar to the old hub and spoke air transport system of Earth has developed.
Out to a distance of 7.5 light-years* a direct jump can be taken to the destination. In fact, it is possible to make several jumps of less than 7.5 light-years to reach a distant destination if there are intervening star systems where the isotopic energy reservoirs, which support the energy demands of the wormhole generator, can be recharged by the central star.
However, the multi-jump method is time consuming as it usually takes days orbiting the central star for the isotopics to recharge. For a journey with several jumps this could add up to weeks or months of delay. The Wormhole Transport Network addresses this issue by establishing a long-jump wormhole between two destinations, keeping it operating by firing masses into it and, through the use of general relativistic frame-dragging, transporting a ship at a finite but large rate across that distance.
Because the ship must be extremely close to the wormhole for the frame-dragging effect to work a phenomenon known colloquially as “wormhole singing” develops. The ships could hear this “singing” during transport. The phenomena occurred because the wormhole was radiating away gravity waves at all frequencies, particularly at audio frequencies, and a ship's hull would respond to the waves by vibrating. The phenomenon was so loud that ships had to be redesigned to dampen the sound . . .
* Superseded by Dr. Emmy Gibbs work (see “The Sixth Category novel for details).
Source:
Sci-pedia - The Online Resource for Science - Wormhole Transport Network (WTN)
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