Title
Multi-Level Distributed Name Resolution System Based on Flat Identifiers
Abstract
The current Internet architecture does not properly handle multi-homed hosts, since each interface of a multi-connected end-host terminal generally appears as a completely different node. The lack of transparency about the multi-homing degree of end-hosts brings even more problems when those hosts are mobile. On the one hand, in our view the combined use of local hierarchical locators and global flat identifiers for both end hosts and networks is important to reach an efficient control of multi-homing and mobility. On the other hand, when planning to use flat global identifiers for networks we must consider an increased number of access autonomous systems. To target that scenario, this paper presents a novel addressing scheme and a global lookup system based on multi-level flat identifiers, which operate between the Internet domain naming service and its routing system. The proposed mechanism allows Internet access providers to deploy networks that may not be physically adjacent to each other, without having to reveal their topological location. This is done by grouping access networks of the same organization in the same virtual organizational zone. Virtual zones aim to hide the control of multi-homing and mobility from the Internet core. The second major goal of employing virtual zones is to bring closer to the end-host the decision about the most suitable access network and terminal interface to be used. This allows the exploitation of end-hosts interface diversity and local path diversity in a more efficient way.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/GLOCOM.2008.ECP.434
IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom)
Keywords
Field
DocType
domain name service,internet access,logic gates,internet,access network,routing
Mobile radio,Transparency (graphic),Logic gate,Identifier,Computer science,Computer network,Autonomous system (Internet),Internet access,Access network,Distributed computing,The Internet
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1930-529X
0
0.34
References 
Authors
8
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Luis Loyola1416.84
Paulo Mendes2608.92
Francisco Romero300.34
Monica Jimenez400.34