On Thu, 8 Aug 2024 at 07:13, Chris Woodfield <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Reading the below, I’m getting the impression that the real need here is > some sort of uniform identifier that is globally unique. While there are > other forms of identifiers out there in the world (UUIDs, UPC codes, et > al), there’s nothing I’m aware of that provides the combination of global > uniqueness, hierarchal addressing structure, and number of available > addresses. So, it’s not unreasonable to consider using IPv6 address space > for this purpose, because it’s already there? > > OID (Object Identifiers) - They can be used to uniquely identify any object, concept, or "thing" which is not electronic with a globally unique identifier. The hierarchy of OIDs is managed centrally, with roots administered by recognized authorities. This is handled by ISO. We have been using OIDs in SNMP so that should solve the problem rather using IPv6. Regards, Aftab A. Siddiqui
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