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Re: Is the IP layer the right place to support location information

To: C Wegrzyn <wegrzyn@garbagedump.com>
Subject: Re: Is the IP layer the right place to support location information
From: EXT Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:18:02 -0800
Cc: ext-ip-location@research.nokia.com
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> In my mind, the location information is something that isn't broadcast
> continually but is something that can be queried when needed. Where does it
> exist in the IP/TCP stack? I would make the suggestion that it is at the
> ICMP layer. This would allow it to be queried rather cheaply by some host
> whether it was a router, a DNS lookup routine, or whatever.

how easy is it to apply privacy and security criteria in icmp?

randy

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