re: [RRG] Re: Should the identifier be used as local locator

[Xu Xiaohu <xuxh@huawei.com>]

> I'm afraid that XiaoHu's statement is *not* a correct description of
> GSE either.
> 
> In GSE, the IPv6 address is divided into 3 parts:
> 
>      +-------------------------+
>      |   RG   | STP|    ESD    |
>      +--------+----+-----------+
> 
> RG is for global routing, STP (site topology partition) is used for
> local routing (inside a site).  ESD, End System Designator, is assumed
> to be a globally unique node identifier, and is not used as routing
> hint in the site.

To some extent, the purpose of the STP is to make the routing on flat
identifier scalable. However, ESD is still used as routing hint, just in a
smaller scale of network.

Xiaohu XU



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