On 2009-04-15 15:52, Tony Li wrote: > > Hi all, > > Thank you for your help with the terminology discussion. I'd like to > propose the next question: what are the necessary and sufficient > properties of identifiers? > > We discussed this at Dagstuhl and came away with the following: > > - topology‐independent > - stable, at discretion of owner
I'd say: must have a defined lifetime, set by the owner, which may be infinite. > - unambiguous I'd say: must have a defined scope within which they are unique and unambiguous. The scope may be universal. [Now define 'universal'. It's not so easy.] > - distinguishable (two for same object?) > - facilitate session‐level referrals Brian _______________________________________________ rrg mailing list [email protected] http://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/rrg
