Working Group: Architecture, Signaling, OAM&P TITLE: Address Resolution Proposal
Yang Hua Cao, Raj Kumar Jain · 2000
This contribution proposes an address resolution method to associate addresses in the client space with those in the optical network. The proposed approach emphasizes the use of client addresses for lightpath destinations, rather than termination points in the optical network. This proposal: - Supports the overlay network model, where the address resolution is performed by the optical network - Supports multiple client address types (IPv4, E.164, others) - Maintains a separate address space between the client and optical network - Allows the client to signal a lightpath request using either the destination client address or the optical network termination point - Proposes semantics for the addressing, and uses the notion of a logical address for termination points - Supports address registration either inside or outside the neighbor discovery process - Considers issues of address space uniqueness and address distribution methods within the optical network Notice: This contribution has been created to assist the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF). This document is offered to the OIF solely as a basis for discussion and is not a binding proposal on the companies listed as resources above. Each company in the source list, and the OIF, reserves the rights to at any time to add, amend, or withdraw statements contained herein. This Working Text represents work in progress by the OIF, and must not be construed as an official OIF Technical Report. Nothing in this document is in any way binding on the OIF or any of its members. The document is offered as a basis for discussion and communication, both within and without the OIF.