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Title : Corresponding Auto Names for IPv6 Addresses
Author(s) : Hiroshi Kitamura
Shingo Ata
Filename : draft-kitamura-ipv6-auto-name-03.txt
Pages : 20
Date : 2012-10-16
Abstract:
This document discusses notion and actual mechanisms of
"Corresponding Auto Names" for IPv6 Addresses. With this mechanism,
all IPv6 addresses (even if they are link-local scoped addresses)
can obtain their own Names, and it will be able to use Names
anywhere instead of IPv6 Addresses.
IPv6 address is too long and complicated to remember, and it is
very nuisance to type a literal IPv6 address manually as an
argument of applications. Also, it is very difficult for human
beings to tell which IPv6 address is set to which actual IPv6 node.
In this sense, literal IPv6 address information can be called
meaningless information for human beings.
In order to solve above problems and to provide annotated
meaningful information to IPv6 addresses, mechanisms called
Corresponding Auto Names for IPv6 addresses is introduced. They
will become human friendly information. By applying a simple naming
rule to the Auto Names (e.g., use the same Auto Name Suffix for
IPv6 addresses that are set to the same interface (node)), this
will contribute to help people to understand which IPv6 address /
Name indicates which actual IPv6 node and provide meaningful
information.
The IETF datatracker status page for this draft is:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-kitamura-ipv6-auto-name
There's also a htmlized version available at:
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kitamura-ipv6-auto-name-03
A diff from the previous version is available at:
http://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-kitamura-ipv6-auto-name-03
Internet-Drafts are also available by anonymous FTP at:
ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/
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