Skip to main content

CHOICES FOR MULTIADDRESSING
draft-crocker-mast-analysis-01

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
Expired & archived
Author Dave Crocker
Last updated 2003-10-22
RFC stream (None)
Intended RFC status (None)
Formats
Stream Stream state (No stream defined)
Consensus boilerplate Unknown
RFC Editor Note (None)
IESG IESG state Expired
Telechat date (None)
Responsible AD (None)
Send notices to (None)

This Internet-Draft is no longer active. A copy of the expired Internet-Draft is available in these formats:

Abstract

An IP Address serves the dual roles as references to a 'place' on the Internet and to a host on the Internet, labeled 'locator' and 'identifier', respectively. Systems that use IP Addresses as identifiers cannot support dynamic changes in the mapping between the identifier and the locator. For a system to use a different IP Address pair, participants must initiate a new exchange. In the case of TCP, this means a new connection. In recent years, there have been efforts to overcome this limitation, through different approaches at different places in the Internet architecture. This paper reviews the basic requirements for support of multiaddressing (mobility and multihoming), and the efforts to support them. Barriers to adoption, administrative overhead, and operational efficiency are of particular concern.

Authors

Dave Crocker

(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid.)