> > When a legecy host A initiates a communication with a > HIP-enabled host > > B, A could send a packet to a nearby proxy (like ITR's > role) by using > > B's HIT as locator. > > Would you replace host B's A record with a HIT? Or would > this require a modification to host A? If you're going to > modify A, why not just implement HIP?
Replacing host B's AAAA record with a HIT is my thought. If a legacy host got B's AAAA record from DNS, it will look that record as a IPv6 address And the mapping between HIT and locator (IP address) can be maintained in a seperate mapping system, e.g. a hierarchical DHT system. Xiaohu _______________________________________________ rrg mailing list [email protected] https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/rrg
