1 Dec 2007 01:13
RE: Re: API draft
Miika Komu <miika <at> iki.fi>
2007-12-01 00:13:24 GMT
2007-12-01 00:13:24 GMT
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Henderson, Thomas R wrote: Hi, >>> Miika, some responses below: >>> >>>> >>>> Added more text to section 3.2. "Interaction with the Resolver": >>>> >>>> The extensions in this document focus on the use of the >>>> resolver to >>>> map host names to HITs and locators in HIP-aware >>>> applications. The >>>> resolver associates implicitly the the HIT with the locator(s). >>>> However, it is possible that an application operates >>>> directly with a >>>> peer HIT without interacting with the resolver. In such >>>> a case, the >>>> application may resort to the system to map the peer >> HIT to an IP >>>> address. Alternatively, the application can explicitly >>>> map the HIT >>>> to an IP address as specified in >>>> [I-D.ietf-shim6-multihome-shim-api]. >>>> Both of these two approaches may be more prone to errors >>>> than the use >>>> resolver with host names. Hence, HIP-aware applications should >>>> prefer to use the resolver with host names. >>> >>> Can you specify which errors the resolver-less approach is(Continue reading)
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