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HIP Working Group                                        Gyu Myoung Lee 
Internet Draft                                         TELECOM SudParis 
Intended status: Informational                            Jun Kyun Choi 
Expires: April 2010                                               KAIST 
                                                          Seng Kyoun Jo 
                                                          Jeong Yun Kim 
                                                                   ETRI 
                                                            Noel Crespi 
                                                       TELECOM SudParis 
                                                       October 26, 2009 
 
                                      
          Naming Architecture for Object to Object Communications 
                      draft-lee-object-naming-01.txt 


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Abstract 

   This document explains the concept of object to object communications 
   and describes naming issues for object identification. In order to 
   develop protocols for object to object communications, this document 
   provides the naming architecture according to mapping relationships 
   between host and object(s). In addition, considerations of protocols 
   for naming object are specified. 

Conventions used in this document 

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", 
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this 
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119. 
































 
 
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Table of Contents 

    
   1. Introduction.................................................5 
   2. Object to Object Communications..............................5 
      2.1. Definition of object....................................5 
      2.2. Concept of object to object communications..............6 
      2.3. Various types of objects................................6 
   3. Object Identification........................................7 
      3.1. Classification of network entities to be identified.....7 
      3.2. Identification codes....................................8 
      3.3. Examples of IDs for objects.............................8 
         3.3.1. RFID...............................................8 
         3.3.2. Content ID.........................................9 
      3.4. Requirements for naming using object identification.....9 
   4. Naming Architecture for Objects..............................9 
      4.1. Layered architecture for identity processing............9 
      4.2. The mapping relationships between host and object(s)...11 
         4.2.1. Host = Object (one to one mapping)................11 
         4.2.2. Host =! Object (one to many mapping)..............11 
      4.3. The stack architecture.................................11 
      4.4. Object mapping schemes.................................12 
      4.5. Providing connectivity to objects......................15 
   5. Considerations of Protocols for Naming Objects..............16 
      5.1. Security association...................................16 
      5.2. Support of DNS.........................................16 
      5.3. Protocol overhead......................................16 
      5.4. Common identifier for object...........................16 
      5.5. Specific user cases....................................16 
      5.6. Services using naming objects..........................17 
   6. Protocol operations and procedures..........................18 
      6.1. HIP basic operation (an example).......................18 
      6.2. Protocol procedures....................................18 
   7. Security Considerations.....................................19 
   8. IANA Considerations.........................................19 
   9. References..................................................19 
      9.1. Normative References...................................19 
      9.2. Informative References.................................20 
   Author's Addresses.............................................20 
    





 
 
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1. Introduction 

   The one of new capabilities for future network will be the ubiquitous 
   networking such as the Internet of things. This networking capability 
   requires "Any Services, Any Time, Any Where and Any Devices" 
   operation. In order to connect objects (e.g., devices and/or 
   machines) to large databases and networks, a simple, unobtrusive and 
   cost-effective system of item identification is crucial. The concept 
   of host should be extended to support all of objects. However, there 
   is no consideration for new type of objects (e.g., contents, RFID 
   tags, sensors, etc) as end points.  

   This document explains object to object communications. For 
   identification of network entities, we consider new type of 
   identifiers (e.g., RFID code, content ID, etc) for object and 
   describe specific requirements for object identification in naming 
   point of view.  

   Architectural aspect, this document shows architecture for identity 
   processing and mapping relationship between several identities with 
   conceptual diagram for providing connectivity to objects.  

   According to several alternative architectures for object naming, 
   this document aims to provide requirements and right direction for 
   protocol development for realization of object to object 
   communications.  

 

2. Object to Object Communications 

2.1. Definition of object 

   An object means a model of an entity. An object is characterized by 
   its behaviour. An object is distinct from any other object. An object 
   interacts with its environment including other objects at its 
   interaction points. An object is informally said to perform functions 
   and offer services (an object which makes a function available is 
   said to offer a service). For modelling purposes, these functions and 
   services are specified in terms of the behaviour of the object and of 
   its interfaces. An object can perform more than one function. A 
   function can be performed by the cooperation of several objects.   

   NOTE: Objects include terminal devices (e.g. used by a person to 
   access the network such as mobile phones, Personal computers, etc), 
 
 
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   remote monitoring devices (e.g. cameras, sensors, etc), information 
   devices (e.g. content delivery server), products, contents, and 
   resources. 

   NOTE: The above definition was quoted from ITU-T [Y.2002]. 

2.2. Concept of object to object communications 

   For ubiquitous networking [Y.2002], future network will require the 
   extensions of networking functionalities to all objects. New 
   networking concept will be considered for networking capabilities to 
   support various classes of applications/services which require "Any 
   Services, Any Time, Any Where and Any Devices" operation using 
   Internet. This networking capability should support human-to-human, 
   human-to-object (e.g., device and/or machine) and object-to-object 
   communications. 

2.3. Various types of objects 

   There are many different kinds of devices connecting to the network 
   supported for ubiquitous networking in Internet. RFID tag, sensors, 
   smart cards, medical devices, navigation devices, vehicles as well as 
   the existing personal devices such as PC, Personal Digital Assistant 
   (PDA), etc., are examples of these. This document considers that the 
   end points which are not always humans but may be objects such as 
   devices /machines, and then expanding to small objects and parts of 
   objects.  

   The object means that the user or other entity which is connected to 
   the network. It includes almost everything around us such as remote 
   monitoring and information device/machine/content, etc.  

   Figure 1 shows the connection of Internet with the relationship 
   between humans and objects in terms of identification and location in 
   specifically mobile environments. The types of objects in end-user 
   side include the following: personal devices, information devices, 
   RFID/sensors, contents, appliances, vehicles, etc. 

    







 
 
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             Objects 
   +-------------------------------------+ 
   |   +--------------+                   | 
   |   | +---------+  | +--------------+  | 
   |   | |Personal |  | |  Contents     | | 
   |   | |Devices  |  | |               | | 
   |   | +---------+  | +--------------+  |  
   | H |              |                   |  Providing      ------- 
   | u | +---------+  | +--------------+  | Connectivity   /        \ 
   | m | |Info.    |  | |  Appliances   | |               |          | 
   | a | |Devices  |  | |               | |-------------- | Internet | 
   | n | +---------+  | +--------------+  |               |          | 
   |   |              |                   |               |          | 
   |   | +---------+  | +--------------+  |               |          | 
   |   | |RFID/    |  | |Transportation | |                \        / 
   |   | |Sensors  |  | |               | |                 ------- 
   |   | +---------+  | +--------------+  | 
   |   +--------------+                   | 
   +-------------------------------------+ 
    
           Figure 1 Communications with objects through Internet 

    

3. Object Identification 

3.1. Classification of network entities to be identified 

   There are several network entities to be identified in the network. 
   These network entities have a layered architecture and are used for 
   naming, addressing and routing. 

   o Services (i.e., information related to applications/services) 

   o End points (i.e., global unique identifier) 

   o Location (i.e., IP address) 

   o Path (i.e., routing) 

   In particular, for object to object communications, information for 
   several kinds of object on top of end points should be identified in 
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3.2. Identification codes 

   Identification of all objects for providing end-to-end connectivity 
   in ubiquitous networking environment is crucial. Identifier is 
   capable of identifying all objects and facilitates objects-to-objects 
   communications. In particular, the globally unique identifier enables 
   a lot of applications including item tracking, access control, and 
   protection, etc [1]. 

   There are many kinds of identifiers such as E.164 number code, 
   Extended Unique Identifier (EUI)-64, Media Access Control (MAC) 
   address, Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)/ Uniform Resource Locator 
   (URL), etc.  

   These identification codes can be classified as follows. 

   o Object IDs: include RFID, Content ID, telephone number, URL/URI, 
     etc 

   o Communication IDs: include session/protocol ID, IP address, MAC 
     address, etc 

   In this document basically consider an "Object ID" which generally 
   takes the form of an application-specific integer or pointer that 
   uniquely identifies an object. 

3.3. Examples of IDs for objects 

3.3.1. RFID 

   The identification codes, so-called Electronic Product Code (EPC), 
   for RFID/sensors are very important in ubiquitous networking 
   environment. An EPC is simply a number assigned to an RFID tag 
   representative of an actual electronic product code. Their value is 
   that they have been carefully characterized and categorized to embed 
   certain meanings within their structure. Each number is encoded with 
   a header, identifying the particular EPC version used for coding the 
   entire EPC number. An EPC manager number is defined, allowing 
   individual companies or organizations to be uniquely identified; an 
   object class number is present, identifying objects used within this 
   organization, such as product types. Finally, a serial number is 
   characterized, allowing the unique identification of each individual 
   object tagged by the organization [2]. 




 
 
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3.3.2. Content ID 

   The Content ID is a unique identifier that can specify and 
   distinguish any kind of digital content that is distributed. As a 
   unique code attached to a content object, the Content ID serves well 
   enough as an identifier, but actually it is much more than just that. 
   It is also the key to a complete set of attribute information about a 
   content object stored as metadata including the nature of the 
   contents, rights-related information, information about distribution, 
   and more. The Content ID provides the key enabling metadata to be 
   uniquely associated with a particular digital object [3].                 

3.4. Requirements for naming using object identification 

   For object to object communications, how to map/bind IP address (i.e., 
   communications IDs) with other identifiers (i.e., object IDs) for 
   providing end-to-end IP connectivity is challenging issue.  

   Additionally, the following features should be provided using naming 
   capability through object identification.  

   o Scalability with enough name space to support new devices/machines 
     enabling communications 

   o Protection of object (including right management)using security 
     function 

   o Connecting to anything for providing the connectivity to end 
     device without additional equipment such as Network Address 
     Translator using object identification 

   o Service and location discovery through performing two functions; 
     Routing using network prefix information and identification code 
     using object IDs 

    

4. Naming Architecture for Objects  

4.1. Layered architecture for identity processing 

   As shown in Figure 2, the layered architecture of identity processing 
   requires  specific  processing  capabilities  at  each  layer.  Each 
   user/object in applications identifies by identity like name with a 
   set of attributes of an entity. An attribute can be thought of as 
   metadata that belongs to a specific entity in a specific context, 
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   should be associated with object IDs through identification and 
   authorization.  Each  object  ID  also  should  be  associated  with 
   communication IDs through mapping/binding [Y.ipv6-object].  

    

     Identity Processing 
                                          Identifiers 
      
       ------------                    +-----------------+ 
      + User Name   +                  |Logical identities | 
     + (Attributes)  +                 |    for services   | 
      +             +                  |                   | 
       ------------                     +-----------------+ 
            ^                                         | 
            |      +---------------+                  | 
      ----- |----- |Identification/ |---------------- |----------- 
            |      |Authorization   |                 | 
            |     +---------------+                   | 
            |                                         | 
                                                          
        -------------                   +------------------+ 
       + Object IDs   +                 | RFID,Content ID,  | 
      + (Physical &    +                |Telephone number,  | 
       + logical IDs) +                 | URL/URI, etc      | 
        -------------                   +------------------+ 
            ^                                         | 
            |      +---------------+                  | 
      ----- |----- |    Mapping/    |---------------- |----------- 
            |      |    Binding     |                 | 
            |      +---------------+                  | 
            |                          +---------------------+  
            |                          | Session/Protocol ID  |  
            |                          +---------------------+ 
            |                                     | 
                                        +---------------------+ 
      --------------                   |     IP address       |  
     + Communication +                  +---------------------+ 
    +      IDs        +                           | 
     +               +                 +---------------------+ 
      --------------                   |     MAC address      | 
                                       +---------------------+ 
            
             
           Figure 2 Layered architecture for identity processing 

    


 
 
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4.2. The mapping relationships between host and object(s) 

   In this document, host means a device that communicates using the 
   Internet protocols (i.e., IP addresses). 

4.2.1. Host = Object (one to one mapping) 

   In case of a host is equal to an object, there is one to one mapping 
   relationship between host and object. Most of information devices 
   such as PC, etc are included in this case.  

   For example, if you use a telephone device, the device as host can be 
   allocated a telephone number as object ID and be treated the same 
   object. 

4.2.2. Host =! Object (one to many mapping) 

   In case of a host is not equal to an object, there is one to many 
   mapping relationship between host and object(s). Content server, RFID 
   tags/Reader, etc are included in this case. 

   There are two kinds of one to many mapping as follows (see Figure 2): 

   o As shown in Figure 3 (a), host including objects such as content 
     server, a host includes many objects and these objects should be 
     identified using content ID, etc. 

   o As shown in Figure 3 (b), host with remote objects such as RFID 
     tags, a host has many remote objects and these objects should be 
     identified using RFID code, etc. In this case, each object might 
     be non IP. 

    

4.3. The stack architecture 

   The original stack architecture of HIP can be extended according to 
   the mapping relationships between host and object(s). 

   o As shown in Figure 4 (a), objects in a host (case #1), the end 
      point is the same with current HIP architecture. However, each 
      object in service layer should be identified by a host using 
      mapping protocol for object. 




 
 
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   o As shown in Figure 4 (b), remote objects (case #2), the end point 
      will be each object. This means that host location is different 
      from end point(s). Thus, current HIP should be extended to support 
      several end points with a host. From object information in service 
      layer, each object identity should be defined. 

    

4.4. Object mapping schemes 

   There are two kinds of object mapping schemes using one to many 
   mapping relationship as follows: 

   o Direct mapping (Figure 4 (a)) 

      An object at application layer is directly reachable to host 
      entity at network attachment point which IP is terminated. An 
      object is located on top of TCP/IP protocol stack. For example, 
      host including objects such as content server, a host includes 
      many objects and these objects should be identified using content 
      ID, etc. 

   o Indirect mapping (Figure 4 (b)) 

      An object at application layer is remotely reachable through non-
      IP interface to host entity at network attachment point which IP 
      is terminated. An object is located outside of physical network 
      attachment which IP is terminated. For example, host with remote 
      objects such as RFID tags, a host has many remote objects and 
      these objects should be identified using RFID code, etc. In this 
      case, each object might be non IP. 

    













 
 
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                       +--------------------------+ 
                       |                          | 
                       |        +--------+        | 
                       |        | Object |        | 
                       |        +--------+        | 
                       |                          | 
                       |        +--------+        | 
                       |        | Object |        | 
                       |        +--------+        | 
                       |            .             | 
                       |            .             | 
                       |            .             | 
                       |                          | 
                       |        +--------+        | 
                       |        | Object |        | 
                       |        +--------+        | 
                       |                          | 
                       |           Host           | 
                       |                          | 
                       +--------------------------+ 
                                      
             (a) Host including objects(e.g., content server) 

                                             +-------+ 
                            -----------------| Object | 
                            /                +--------+ 
                           /                      . 
                          /                       . 
                  +------+                    +--------+ 
                  | Host | ------------------ | Object | 
                  +------+                    +--------+ 
                          \                       . 
                           \                      . 
                            \                +--------+ 
                             ----------------| Object | 
                                             +-------+ 
                                            Remote objects 
                                              (non IP) 
                                      
            (b) Host with remote objects(e.g., RFID tags/Reader) 

    Figure 3 Mapping between host (IP address) and objects (object IDs) 
                           (one to many mapping) 

    
 
 
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                       Host (e.g., content server) 
                      +----------------------------+ 
                      |      +----+                | 
                      |      |    | Object IDs     | 
                      |      +----+                | 
                      |        |                   | 
                      |      +----+                | 
                      |      |    | IP address     | 
                      |      +----+                | 
                      |        |                   | 
                      |      +----+                | 
                      |      |    | Network        | 
                      |      +----+ attachment     | 
                      +----------------------------+ 
        IP interface           | 
        -----------------------+  
        (a) Case #1: Objects in a host (host location = end points) 

                                                  
                                                      Object IDs               
                                                          +----+ 
                                                          |    | 
                       Host (e.g., RFID reader)           +----+  
                       +---------------------------+         | 
                      |                            |         | 
                      |      +----+                |         | 
                      |      |    | IP address     |         | 
                      |      +----+                |         | 
                      |        |                   |         | 
                      |      +----+                |         | 
                      |      |    | Network        |         | 
                      |      +----+ attachment     |         | 
                       +---------------------------+         | 
        IP interface         |     |     non-IP interface    | 
        ---------------------+     +-------------------------+ 
                                      
          (b) Case #2: Remote objects (host location =! end points) 

                 Figure 4 Extension of stack architecture 

    

    




 
 
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4.5. Providing connectivity to objects 

   For providing connectivity to objects using object identification, 
   the Figure 5 shows object mapping/ binding with IP address for IP 
   connectivity to all objects in end-user side. This scheme can provide 
   the global connectivity with NGN to objects through the association 
   (e.g., mapping/binding) between identifier for object and IP address. 

 Host(e.g., server)      
                  |----------Object(e.g.,content)       
  +---------------|--------------+ 
  |   +-----------|-------+      |   
  |   |        +--|-+     |      |  IP address 
  |   |        |    +----------| |  |                   ********************
  |   |        +----+     |  ****|  |            |      *                  *  
  |   |  +----+           |  *   |---    		     |      *                  * 
  |   |  |    +--------------*   |---------------|------*                  *
  |   |  +----+           |  ****|               |      *                  * 
  |   |       +----+      | /    |               |      *                  *
  |   |       |    |-------/     |               |      *                  *
  |   |       +----+      |      |               |      *                  *
  |   +-------------------+      |               |      *                  * 
  +------------------------------+               |      *                  *
     Object(e.g.,device, product, sensor,etc)    |      *    Internet      *  
      |                                          |      *                  *
  +---|------------+           Gateway           |      *                  *
  |   |   +----+   |  			      | 			       |	    *				           *
  |   |---|    |   |  Non-IP      |              |      *                  * 
  |       +----+   |  interface   |              |      *                  *
  | +----+         |	   |	 +----|-+            |      *                  *
  | |    |---------|-----|---|--****|            |      *                  *
  | +----+         |-----|---|  *  	|------------|------*                  *	  
  |       +----+   |	   | |-|--**|*|            |      *                  *
  |       |    |-----------| +--|-|-+            |      *                  *  
  |       +----+   |            | |              |      ******************** 
  | +----+         |      	 |--| | 	   IP interface
  | |    |---------|---------| 	  | 
  | +----+         |		  IP address 
  +----------------+		
  
 
   +------------+   Mapping   +-----------+        ***************** 
   + Identifier + <---------> +    IP     + ====>  *  Global       * 
   + for object +   Binding   +  Address  +        * Connectivity  * 
   +------------+             +-----------+        * with Internet *   
                                                   *****************   
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5. Considerations of Protocols for Naming Objects 

5.1. Security association 

   It is critical to provide security association for secure binding 
   between object identity and IP address similar with HIP [4].  

    

5.2. Support of DNS 

   An ID resolution server such as Domain Name System (DNS), can provide 
   a function to translate the identifier of object into service 
   /communication ID to access networking services provided by 
   database/application servers. 

   In order to support from existing infrastructure, including DNS, it 
   is required to define DNS resource records. The newly defined DNS 
   resource records should include information on object IDs.  

    

5.3. Protocol overhead 

   Real time communications and some limitation of power and packet size, 
   lightweight identity handshake for datagram transactions is critical. 

    

5.4. Common identifier for object 

   Most of identifiers for object specified with different format 
   according to applications. However, in order to contain information 
   of all objects in HIP message and interoperate globally, it is 
   required to specify common identifier and rules to accommodate all 
   objects with unified format. 

    

5.5. Specific user cases 

   HIP for object can use original advantages of HIP for specific user 
   cases. 

   o Identity-based roaming and mobility 
 
 
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   o Hierarchical routing 

   o Addressing and location management 

   o Multi-homing 

   o Rendezvous service (or mechanism) 

   o DNS service 

    

5.6. Services using naming objects 

   The proposed naming objects can provide an integrated solution for 
   personal location and management through identification /naming 
   /addressing including ID registration, location tracking, dynamic 
   mobility control, and security using the following networking 
   services: 

   o Identity management (IdM) services for the management of the 
     identity life cycle of objects including managing unique IDs, 
     attributes, credentials, entitlements to consistently enforce 
     business and security policies. 

   o Location management services for real-time location tracking, 
     monitoring, and information processing of moving objects similar 
     with Supply Chain Management. 

   o Networked ID (N-ID) services for providing communication service 
     which is triggered by an identification process started via 
     reading an identifier from identifier storage such as RFID tag, 
     barcode label, smartcard, etc. 

   o Home networking services for the management of multiple object 
     identities in a host and/or remote host using RFID tag, ubiquitous 
     sensor, etc. 

    







 
 
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6. Protocol operations and procedures 

6.1. HIP basic operation (an example) 

   o In case of communications using RFID reader/tags, HIP Initiator 
     can be a RFID reader which is connected to a RFID tag (object) 
     using air interface and HIP Responder can be the information 
     server which stores all information of RFID tags. And then, if 
     this information server has a role of HIP rendezvous server, a 
     client can get binding information between Host (HIP Initiator)and 
     an object behind RFID reader for reachability to object(S) as end 
     point(s).  

   o The RFID reader has one-to-many mapping relationship. So, a host 
     identity of RFID reader maps onto many object identities.  

   o For IPsec security associations, HIP will definitely be terminated 
     at the RFID reader because HIP should be tightly coupled with 
     network layer. Similar with objects inside server, although each 
     object is located remotely through air interface with RFID reader, 
     we would like to consider RFID reader and tag as the same node 
     virtually.  

   o In this case, we need to find possible solutions.  

   NOTE: The related solutions will be provided later. 

6.2. Protocol procedures 

   We illustrate the basic protocol procedure of sending a data packet 
   to an object and mappings/bindings that are involved as shown in 
   Figure 6: 

   o Find a node on which the required object resides. This requires 
     finding object and end point through object ID registration. Name 
     resolution using DNS is optionally required. 

   o Find a network attachment point to which the node is connected. 
     This requires finding location. For this, a client gets binding 
     information of object ID and IP address. 

   o Find a path from the client to object(s). The client can reachable 
     to object(s) using routing path and binding information between 
     HIP initiator and object(s). The datagram which is transferred to 
     object(s) might have the information of object ID. 

        
 
 
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               +---+   Name       +-----+ 
          DNS  |   |<-----------> |      | Information Server 
               +---+  Resolution  +-----+  (HIP Responder) 
                                 /      \ 
                                /        \ 
                               /          \ 
           Find Location      /            \ Find objects (end points) 
                             /              \ 
      2)get binding information              \ 1) Register object IDs 
        of Object ID and   /                  \ 
        IP address        /                    \ 
                         /                      \ 
                        /                        +-------------------+ 
                       /                         |+--+                | 
                      /                          ||  |HIP Initiator   | 
                     /                           |+--+                | 
                    /                            | ++  ++  ++         | 
            +------+        Find path            | ++  ++  ++ objects | 
            |       |<=========================> |                    | 
            +------+   3)connect to object(s)    |   ++   ++    ++    | 
             Client      using routing path &    |   ++   ++    ++    | 
                         binding information     +-------------------+ 
    

             Figure 6 Protocol procedure for connecting objects  

       

7. Security Considerations 

   This document has specific security considerations as described in 
   Section 5 and aligns with the security requirements in [RFC4423] and 
   [RFC5201]. 

    

8. IANA Considerations 

   This document has no actions for IANA. 

    

9. References 

9.1. Normative References 

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9.2. Informative References 

   [RFC4423] R. Moskowitz, P. Nikander, "Host Identity Protocol (HIP) 
             Architecture", RFC 4423, May 2006. 

   [RFC5201] R. Moskowitz, P. Nikander, P. Jokela, T. Henderson, "Host 
             Identity Protocol", RFC 5201, April 2008. 

   [Y.2002]  ITU-T TD65 (PLEN/13), "Overview of ubiquitous networking 
             and of its support in NGN", consented at September 2009. 

   [Y.IPv6-object]ITU-T TD43 (WP5/13), "Framework of Object Mapping 
             using IPv6 in NGN", work in progress, September 2009. 

   [1]  Gyu Myoung Lee, Jun Kyun Choi, Taesoo Chung, Doug Montgomery, 
        "Standardization for ubiquitous networking in IPv6-based NGN", 
        ITU-T Kaleidoscope Event - Innovations in NGN, pp.351-357, May 
        2008. 

   [2]  EPCglobal, "EPCglobal Object Name Service (ONS) 1.0.1", May 
        2008. 

   [3]  Content ID Forum (cIDf), "cIDf Specification 2.0", April 2007. 

   [4]  Heer, Varjonen, "HIP Certificates," IETF Internet-Draft, draft-
        ietf-hip-cert-02.txt, work in progress, October 2009. 

          

Author's Addresses 

   Gyu Myoung Lee 
   Institut TELECOM, TELECOM SudParis  
   9 rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry, France 
      
   Phone: +33 (0)1 60 76 41 19 
   Email: gmlee@it-sudparis.eu 
    

   Jun Kyun Choi 
   Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 
   119 Munjiro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-732, KOREA 
      
   Phone: +82-42-350-6122 
   Email: jkchoi@ee.kaist.ac.kr 
    

 
 
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   Seng Kyoun Jo 
   Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) 
   138 Gajeongno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-700, KOREA 
      
   Phone: +82-42-860-6461 
   Email: skjo@etri.re.kr 
    

   Jeong Yun Kim 
   Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) 
   138 Gajeongno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-700, KOREA 
      
   Phone: +82-42-860-5311 
   Email: jykim@etri.re.kr 
    
   Noel Crespi  
   Institut TELECOM, TELECOM SudParis 
   9 rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry, France 
      
   Phone: +33 (0)1 60 76 46 23 
   Email: noel.crespi@it-sudparis.eu 
    
    

    





















 
 
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