Ammar, On Oct 10, 2012, at 7:52 AM, Ammar Salih wrote:
> Hello Dears, > > I would like to suggest adding GPS coordinates to IPv6 header, as you know > the current way of determining the location of the IP address is through the > IP registration, which is not very accurate as it depends on how the ISP > registers it’s IP subnets, which is normally done based on country/city. I agree with you that IP addresses are not very reliable as a means of determining geographic location. That said, I don't think it is a good idea to add GPS position to every IPv6 header. It would add a lot of overhead, there are many privacy related issues (as others have pointed out), it doesn't need to be in every packet. An alternative would be to create a application layer protocols that could request and send GPS positions. That is a better way to to deal with the privacy issues and the GPS position would only need to be sent when desired or when requested. The GEOPRIV working group is doing some work in this area. See: http://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/geopriv/charter/ Bob > > Getting more accurate locations will enhance many services provided by the > web, like targeted commercials (for example, I can get Ads regarding > restaurants available in my neighborhood instead of all restaurants in the > city), another good example would be webpage’s language, my language will be > detected more accurately based on my exact area rather than my countery, as > there are many countries with more than one popular language. > > Maps, navigation, emergency calls and many other services will also get > enhanced with accurate locations. > > I hope you will find my suggestion beneficial, and looking forward to hearing > from you. > > > Best, > > Ammar Salih | B.Sc.Eng, CCNA-S, CCVP, CCIE-V written > Technical Lead - Voice and Data Support Services > > Mob: +964 (0) 770 533 0306 > Office: +964 (0) 53 511 2020 - Ext. 2221 > Email: ammar.sa...@auis.edu.iq > The American University of Iraq – Sulaimani > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > ipv6@ietf.org > Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
