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Limited domains considered useful

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Brian Carpenter,

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ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review, Volume 51, Issue 3

Pages 22 - 28

https://doi.org/10.1145/3477482.3477487

Published: 23 July 2021 Publication History

Abstract

Limited domains were defined conceptually in RFC 8799 to cater to requirements and behaviours that extend the dominant view of IP packet delivery in the Internet. This paper argues not only that limited domains have been with us from the very beginning of the Internet but also that they have been shaping innovation of Internet technologies ever since, and will continue to do so. In order to build limited domains that successfully interoperate with the existing Internet, we propose an architectural framework as a blueprint. We discuss the role of the IETF in ensuring continued innovation in Internet technologies by embracing the wider research community's work on limited domain technology, leading to our key insight that Limited Domains are not only considered useful but a must to sustain innovation.

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Cited By

Das SSarac K(2023)A Scheme to Introduce New Reachability Domains on the Internet2023 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC)10.1109/IPCCC59175.2023.10253848(391-396)Online publication date: 17-Nov-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCCC59175.2023.10253848

Index Terms

Limited domains considered useful
1. Networks
  1. Network architectures
    1. Network design principles

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ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review Volume 51, Issue 3

July 2021

45 pages

ISSN:0146-4833

DOI:10.1145/3477482

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Queen Mary, University of London

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Das SSarac K(2023)A Scheme to Introduce New Reachability Domains on the Internet2023 IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC)10.1109/IPCCC59175.2023.10253848(391-396)Online publication date: 17-Nov-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCCC59175.2023.10253848

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