"Scott" == Scott Brim <sbrim(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com> writes:
Scott> How much meaning does "Keith Moore" have? Somehow we have a
Scott> planet with billions of people on it and those who need to still
Scott> manage to find the appropriate "Keith Moore". How do they do
Scott> that? Are there any lessons to be learned?
We have extendable addresses.
If the first Keith Moore you find is not the one you want, then you add
some information to the locator: Keith Moore of IETF, Keith Moore of
Tennessee, etc.
At some point, you may get to: Keith Moore of +1 999 555-1212, on
1400 Pennsylannia Blvd.
So, one winds up with a unique identifier. It is many bits larger
than "Keith Moore".
Thus, we have 128 bits in IPv6.
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