Re: FYI, AAP DEVELOPS DIGITAL I.D. SYSTEM FOR PUBLICATIONS

>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

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Received on Friday, 27 February 1998 16:17:30 UTC