IP topology does not equal geographical topology?
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Subject: Re: [RRG] new draft on " A Taxonomy for New Routing and
Addressing Architectu...
What is a topologically aggregatable address ? Or better asked,
is the TAA a topologically aggregatable address?
E.164 telephone numbers are topologically aggregatable
addresses. Indeed, in former days the mapping was done mechanically.
Each digit selected the next link mechanically, even before the
over-next digit was dialed. In West-Germany leading digit "3" was
reserved for the eastern part for 45 years anticipating the reunion. So
there is a real relationship between number and route/location.
I have my doubts wrt. TAA. Aren't TAAs just aggregatable
addresses, ie. AAs? I thought IP addresses do not contain any topology
information, no matter whether they are aggregatable or not.
Quote from the draft: This terminology is chosen to avoid
confusion.
Heiner
