Re: A DNS Based Mapping Peering System for Peering CDNs

[Christophe Deleuze <deleuze@ActiVia.net>]

Fred Douglis wrote:

> >Can you please explain how this compares to the "known mechanisms"
> >I-D previously submitted and discussed on this list?  Seems similar to
> >me at a quick glance.
> 
> Actually, at a not-quite-so-quick glance, I saw that I-D referenced,
> and went back and searched for citations to it.  I see that there
> are a few comparisons scattered about that weren't immediately obvious,
> but I still wonder whether this addition isn't better suited as a
> revision to [5] rather than a separate draft.  Again, this is only on
> a fairly cursory examination, and by way of explanation.

My feeling is that the purpose of the "known mechanisms" draft is to provide
a list of current existing mapping methods whereas our draft is focused on
peering issues.  It describes a possible DNS based approach for setting up a
mapping peering system.

The concept of "delivery aware names" itself may find its place in "known
mechanisms" but we really discuss it from a peering point of view.

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