[RAM] some draft proposed definitions
RJ Atkinson <rja@extremenetworks.com> Sun, 10 June 2007 16:12 UTC
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Subject: [RAM] some draft proposed definitions
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Here is a draft proposal for terminology, with the goal being greater clarity of communication. This is a starting point, not an all-inclusive list. Yours, Ran Identifier: An object that is used only for identification, never for forwarding packets or determining location. ID: Abbreviation for Identifier. Locator: An object that is used only for forwarding packets or determining location, never for identification. Address: An object that with mixed semantics, where it is sometimes used for identity and sometimes used for packet forwarding. Examples include but are not limited to IP addresses, which are sometimes used to forward packets and sometimes used for identity (e.g. in TCP session state). RLOC: An object used for forwarding packets in the LISP protocols. Scoped Locator: A locator that has non-global scope. Note that a scoped locator only has location semantics, never identification semantics. Scoped Identifier: An identifier with non-global scope. Note that a scoped identifier only has identity semantics, never location semantics. Identity: A possible property of an object. Addresses and Identifiers are examples of objects that have identity semantics. Location: A possible property of an object. Addresses and Locators are examples of objects that have location semantics. Identifier/Locator split: A class of network protocol that has no addresses, and only has (pure) identifiers and (pure) locators. Multi-Address split: A class of network protocol where one type of address is used for forwarding in one portion of the internetwork and a different type of address is used for forwarding in a different portion of the internetwork. Simple NAT is not an example of a multi-address split, since the same *type* of address (IPv4 xor IPv6) is used in all routing domains. EOF _______________________________________________ RAM mailing list RAM@iab.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ram
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- RE: [RAM] some draft proposed definitions Joel M. Halpern
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