On 2008-10-22 10:18, Tony Li wrote:
>
>
> |There's no doubt Jon felt strongly about this. I'm not sure whether he
> |or Lixia was the originator of the following words in RFC 1958:
> |
> | 3.11 Circular dependencies must be avoided.
> |
> | For example, routing must not depend on look-ups in the Domain
> | Name System (DNS), since the updating of DNS servers depends on
> | successful routing.
> |
> |It might have been Lixia, because the point was explicit in her report
> |of the plenary discussion at IETF 33:
> |
> | " In addition to the need
> |for autoconfiguration on tools at low levels, renumbering requires
> |changes to high-level protocols. It also puts further reliance on the
> |DNS system to keep up-to-date address binding. To avoid circular
> |dependency, DNS servers themselves will require special treatment,
> |such as provider-independent addresses, assured connectivity, issues
> |that are yet to be explored. "
>
>
> I fully understand the (blindingly obvious) concern about circular
> dependencies with DNS. I also understand the issues with overloading DNS (a
> naming system) and turning it into a Internet database system. Are there
> concerns *past* those points about leveraging DNS?
"US Department of Commerce Seeks Public Comments Regarding the Deployment
of LISP based on ICANN's and Verisign's Administration of the DNS Root Zone.
The Notice of Inquiry (NOI) was published in the Federal Register on
October 9, 2009."
But seriously... there is an issue of proper administration of
any mapping system, because it will be critical infrastructure. We
should consider whether this is a plus or a minus for the DNS.
Brian
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