On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:35:36 -0700 Bill Manning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I think a better way of describing it is "administrative domain". A > > home and the devices in it are an administrative domain - the person who > > bought or looks after the devices has to administer, or at least take > > ownership of the administration of those devices. That ownership could > > be as simple as ringing up an external contractor to get problems > > sorted out - this is the same sense that I "administer" the pumbing or > > electrical system in my home. > > > > An "administrative domain" could correspond to a site (a home), or it > > might not at all (a personal area network). > > > > Regards, > > Mark. > > within the routing world, "administrative domain" has avery > clear meaning - an ASN boundary. > I think it is the other way around. The way to describe where an ASN boundary can fall is a network's administrative domain, but not all network administrative domains have ASNs - self-administered corporate networks that are behind an ISPs ASN being a common example. Regards, Mark. -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
