- From: Archie <warnock@home.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 15:59:03 -0500
- To: "Sam Sun" <ssun@CNRI.Reston.VA.US>, "John C. Mallery" <jcma@ai.mit.edu>
- Cc: <urn-ietf@Bunyip.Com>, <uri@Bunyip.Com>
>The DOI namespace, a sub-namespace of Handle System name space, _is_ >heirarchical. In terms of DOI, this hierarchy is reflected in the DOI >"Prefix", and the way it is assigned or used. The DOI "Prefix" is equivalent Thanks. That clears up one issue. >define its own sub-namespace, and so on. (It is worth noting that although >the namespace is heirarchical, the resolution protocol is not, so as to >achieve minimum number of round trips, and to ensure global uniqueness.) So, what happens to name resolution times when we get something like 10**N (pick your favorite stressful value of N) documents in the system? Archie -- Archie Warnock Internet: warnock@clark.net -- A/WWW Enterprises Phone/FAX: 301-854-2987 -- http://www.clark.net/pub/warnock/awww.html -- As a matter of fact, I _do_ speak for my employer.
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