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Re: [rrg] Locator

Fred Baker <fred@cisco.com> Tue, 12 May 2009 23:55 UTC

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On May 12, 2009, at 4:31 PM, Toni Stoev wrote:

> In the general network, what does a universally recognizable locator  
> actually name: a node, an interface, or something else?

That depends largely on your definition of a locator. RFC 1498 would  
have it name a node. RFC 1992 would have it name a transport  
connection endpoint - the underbelly of an application. LISP would  
have it name a network. GSE would have it name a LAN.

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