Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Protocol
Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu> Thu, 10 May 2007 18:57 UTC
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Subject: Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Protocol
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> My exact question is that what to put into the socket address > structures when we have HIP-aware applications. Based on the > discussion, I think we can leave socket address structures based on > DNS names out of the scope and concentrate on two alternatives: > globally scoped HITs and locally scoped idenfiers (endpoint descriptors). > > The use of globally-scoped HITs has the following trade-offs: > + No extra translation step from local id to global id > + Smaller transition step to convert a legacy app to a HIP aware app? > - Opportunistic HIP mode, where the server's HIT is not known before > hand, > will require a locally-scoped identifier anyway. This is similar to > IN6ADDR_ANY, but it is used for the remote host, i.e., > connect(UNKOWN_HIT) where only the locator is known. > - No future proofing against the HIT size > > Locally-scoped identifiers have the reverse properties: > - Extra translation step from local id to global id > - Bigger transition step to convert a legacy app to a HIP aware app? > + All identifiers are of the same type (also in opportunistic HIP mode) > + Future proofing against changes in the HIT size > > If you had to choose between these two, what would you choose and why? > Do the proposed trade-offs make sense and would have something to add? offhand, I think you need to support both. HITs aren't very useful to apps unless they are visible to them and globally-scoped. HIP is still useful without HIT visibility, but less useful.
- sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Protocol Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Stephane Bortzmeyer
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Chris Newman
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Stephane Bortzmeyer
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Stephane Bortzmeyer
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Stephane Bortzmeyer
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- RE: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Henderson, Thomas R
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Tony Finch
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- RE: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Chris Newman
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Chris Newman
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Chris Newman
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Tony Finch
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Keith Moore
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Tony Finch
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… der Mouse
- Re: sockets APIs extensions for Host Identity Pro… Miika Komu