So HIT is routable IPv6 address to enable legacy to legacy
communication? Is that good?
 
 How about having a two faced DNS for upgraded nodes? HIT returned if
source is from EID space, AAAA if not?

- Hannu

>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>Behalf Of ext Xu Xiaohu
>Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 07:30
>To: 'Scott Brim'
>Cc: 'RRG'; 'Robin Whittle'
>Subject: Re: [rrg] Rejecting all but Strategy A
>
>
>> > 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
>
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