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RJ Atkinson <rja@extremenetworks.com> Fri, 15 June 2007 13:48 UTC

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Earlier, Ved Kafle wrote:
> So, the distinction between an identifier and a locator is  
> dependent on
> the avalaibility of routing/switching infrastructure.
> If networks possess routing/switching insfrastructure based on a
> identifier namespace, the identifier simultaneously functions as a
> locator.

No.  An identifier cannot ever be a locator -- and the inverse
is also true.

If one has an object that functions both for identity and location,
that object is an "address", and is NOT an "identifier" or a
"locator".

Cheers,

Ran


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