Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Paul,
it's good to know that I am not the only person that considers the use of a MAC address as an "alias" as being useful. It therefore strikes me as being somewhat odd that this is not included in the massive amount of options that H.323 already has. Any ideas why this was never included?
Frank
paulej@PACKETIZER.COM@SMTP@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM on 07-06-2001 05:45:35 Please respond to paulej@PACKETIZER.COM@SMTP Sent by: ITU-SG16@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM To: ITU-SG16@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM@SMTP cc: Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias Classification:
Frank,
Yes, I have, and there are very valid cases for doing this.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Derks" frank.derks@PHILIPS.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:05 AM Subject: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Today, there are many possibilities for a H.323 User/Terminal to register
with a GK. Many of these
Aliases are an alias for the user. When the MobileUIM structure is used,
it is also possible to specify
an equipment identifier. Has anybody ever given any thought to the
possibility of specifying the MAC
address of Terminal as an Alias?
Regards,
Frank
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I think the main reason is simply that no one has so far made a case for them!
(I can't see the value myself, but then no one has explained it to me! I'm prepared to be enlightened.)
What I would say is that, if you do want to add it as a new alias type, then I would suggest that it be added as a URL. Something like:
.mac:blah-blah-blah
(where l=0 and h=5 !!!)
I've preceded it with a dot to indicate that it is a 323 defined URL and so avoid any conflicts with officially defined URLs.
Any new aliases should probably also include what steps should be taken to enable backwards compatible operation with entities that do not understand the alias.
Pete.
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----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Derks frank.derks@PHILIPS.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: 07 June 2001 08:00 Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Paul,
it's good to know that I am not the only person that considers the use of
a
MAC address as an "alias" as being useful. It therefore strikes me as
being
somewhat odd that this is not included in the massive amount of options
that
H.323 already has. Any ideas why this was never included?
Frank
paulej@PACKETIZER.COM@SMTP@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM on 07-06-2001 05:45:35 Please respond to paulej@PACKETIZER.COM@SMTP Sent by: ITU-SG16@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM To: ITU-SG16@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM@SMTP cc: Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias Classification:
Frank,
Yes, I have, and there are very valid cases for doing this.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Derks" frank.derks@PHILIPS.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:05 AM Subject: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Today, there are many possibilities for a H.323 User/Terminal to
register
with a GK. Many of these
Aliases are an alias for the user. When the MobileUIM structure is used,
it is also possible to specify
an equipment identifier. Has anybody ever given any thought to the
possibility of specifying the MAC
address of Terminal as an Alias?
Regards,
Frank
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Frank,
At first glance, it seems odd that one would want to report that to the GK. Certainly, it doesn't seem useful to report that though LRQ or other address resolution mechanisms. However, there are cases where it might be nice if the GK knew the MAC address-- especially since V4 now allows multiple endpoints to have the same alias. There are obvious benefits to having a unique alias in the list.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: frank.derks@philips.com To: paulej@PACKETIZER.COM Cc: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 3:00 AM Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Paul,
it's good to know that I am not the only person that considers the use of
a
MAC address as an "alias" as being useful. It therefore strikes me as
being
somewhat odd that this is not included in the massive amount of options
that
H.323 already has. Any ideas why this was never included?
Frank
paulej@PACKETIZER.COM@SMTP@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM on 07-06-2001 05:45:35 Please respond to paulej@PACKETIZER.COM@SMTP Sent by: ITU-SG16@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM To: ITU-SG16@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM@SMTP cc: Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias Classification:
Frank,
Yes, I have, and there are very valid cases for doing this.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Derks" frank.derks@PHILIPS.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:05 AM Subject: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Today, there are many possibilities for a H.323 User/Terminal to
register
with a GK. Many of these
Aliases are an alias for the user. When the MobileUIM structure is used,
it is also possible to specify
an equipment identifier. Has anybody ever given any thought to the
possibility of specifying the MAC
address of Terminal as an Alias?
Regards,
Frank
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And I should qualify that... unique so as to precisely identify the device.
pj
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul E. Jones" paulej@PACKETIZER.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Frank,
At first glance, it seems odd that one would want to report that to the
GK.
Certainly, it doesn't seem useful to report that though LRQ or other
address
resolution mechanisms. However, there are cases where it might be nice if the GK knew the MAC address-- especially since V4 now allows multiple endpoints to have the same alias. There are obvious benefits to having a unique alias in the list.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: frank.derks@philips.com To: paulej@PACKETIZER.COM Cc: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 3:00 AM Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Paul,
it's good to know that I am not the only person that considers the use
of
a
MAC address as an "alias" as being useful. It therefore strikes me as
being
somewhat odd that this is not included in the massive amount of options
that
H.323 already has. Any ideas why this was never included?
Frank
paulej@PACKETIZER.COM@SMTP@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM on 07-06-2001 05:45:35 Please respond to paulej@PACKETIZER.COM@SMTP Sent by: ITU-SG16@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM To: ITU-SG16@MAILBAG.INTEL.COM@SMTP cc: Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias Classification:
Frank,
Yes, I have, and there are very valid cases for doing this.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Derks" frank.derks@PHILIPS.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:05 AM Subject: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Today, there are many possibilities for a H.323 User/Terminal to
register
with a GK. Many of these
Aliases are an alias for the user. When the MobileUIM structure is
used,
it is also possible to specify
an equipment identifier. Has anybody ever given any thought to the
possibility of specifying the MAC
address of Terminal as an Alias?
Regards,
Frank
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pj,
What about NICs serving multiple EPs? Wouldn't the EPs all have the same MAC address? Maybe this configuration doesn't make sense, though, and therefore isn't something to worry about.
Paul Long ipDialog, Inc.
-----Original Message----- From: Mailing list for parties associated with ITU-T Study Group 16 [mailto:ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM]On Behalf Of Paul E. Jones Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 10:45 AM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
And I should qualify that... unique so as to precisely identify the device.
pj
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul E. Jones" paulej@PACKETIZER.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Frank,
At first glance, it seems odd that one would want to report that to the
GK.
Certainly, it doesn't seem useful to report that though LRQ or other
address
resolution mechanisms. However, there are cases where it might be nice if the GK knew the MAC address-- especially since V4 now allows multiple endpoints to have the same alias. There are obvious benefits to having a unique alias in the list.
Paul
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Paul,
Yes, that's a valid issue. The arguments I've heard in support of this is exactly as Frank had specified: it's intended to identify the physical device, more than the logical endpoint.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Long" plong@IPDIALOG.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 12:18 PM Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
pj,
What about NICs serving multiple EPs? Wouldn't the EPs all have the same
MAC
address? Maybe this configuration doesn't make sense, though, and
therefore
isn't something to worry about.
Paul Long ipDialog, Inc.
-----Original Message----- From: Mailing list for parties associated with ITU-T Study Group 16 [mailto:ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM]On Behalf Of Paul E. Jones Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 10:45 AM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
And I should qualify that... unique so as to precisely identify the
device.
pj
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul E. Jones" paulej@PACKETIZER.COM To: ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: Re: Using a MAC address as the Alias
Frank,
At first glance, it seems odd that one would want to report that to the
GK.
Certainly, it doesn't seem useful to report that though LRQ or other
address
resolution mechanisms. However, there are cases where it might be nice
if
the GK knew the MAC address-- especially since V4 now allows multiple endpoints to have the same alias. There are obvious benefits to having
a
unique alias in the list.
Paul
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