An ID/locator split architecture for future networks

  • Authors:
  • Ved P. Kafle;Hideki Otsuki;Masugi Inoue

  • Affiliations:
  • National Institute of Information and Communications Technology;National Institute of Information and Communications Technology;National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The ID/locator split concept has recently been introduced in the standardization activities of ITU-T Study Group 13 for use in future networks. To contribute to ITU-T's initiative, we first propose a naming system to configure host-names and identifiers and map them to locators. We then propose a network architecture that is based on the ID/locator split concept and the naming system. The proposed architecture allows the network layer to change protocols and locators without disturbing the upper-layer communication sessions. This capability is helpful for designing efficient solutions for mobility, multihoming, routing, and security as well as for integrating heterogeneous network layer protocols.