On Saturday, June 20, 1998 3:04 AM, Rick Welykochy[SMTP:rick§dot.net.au] wrote: §Allen Bolderoff wrote: § §> This whole thing sound like a big wank. (sorry for the language) But anyway, §> after reading sooooo many of your posts (like 25% of my email comes through §> this list with you contributing 90% of the noise), it seems that all you are §> doing is talking loud and saying nothing. § §I did read the IPv8 web pages a while back. Now I cannot find them. §I guess keeping the rest of us in the dark is the best idea ;) § §IPv8 proposes to use some extension bits in the IP header §to extend IPv4 addressing so "the rest of the galaxy" can §use extended addressing. I wonder how many routers out §there recognise IPv8 (or even IPv6). § There are three aspects to C+§-n-IPv8: 1. The IPv8 Governance Plan 2. The IPv8 Address Management Plan 3. The IPv8 Protocol The IPv8 Governance Plan is built around a "structured root". The TOP 2,048 TLDs in use are "tracked", as in consumer reports. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt The IPv8 Address Management Plan involves extended addressing. Unlike IPv6 with 128 bit addresses, IPv8 uses 43 bit addresses plus a 4 bit TOS field. These 47 bit addresses are compatible with IPv6 and also can fit inside an Ethernet MAC address field which is 48 bits. The IPv8 Protocol is a simple modification to IPv4. When using the global IPv4 transport network, a typical packet has a 20 byte IPv4 header and a 20 byte IPv8 header encapsulated behind it. Therefore, your routers continue to work. IPv8 differs from the traditional Internet philosophy in two key areas: One, it is NOT and end-to-end approach. In other words, your PC is not expected to change, instead a server/gatekeeper sits between your PC and the IPv4 transport network. This is similar to the arrangement one has when using WinGate <http://www.wingate.net>. It is also similar to the H.323 approach. See <http://www.radvision.com> Two, it is *platform-oriented* not *protocol-oriented*. The idea is to use a small number of protocols at the base and then to use true object-oriented technology for the platform built on that base. C+§ is the programming language used on the platform. It was developed at AT&T Bell Labs during the era when the C++ "virus" was being hyped on the world. That was a painful era to work past. Thank god that is behind us. There is still a lot of work ahead...we will continue to make our way... everyone is welcome to help...I hope that this has provided a few more pointers... Jim Fleming Unir Corporation - http://www.unir.com 1998 - The Year of the C+§Received on Sat Jun 20 1998 - 23:35:27 UTC
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