Kinds of Addresses (Names)

• The following kinds of addresses occur in a distributed computing environment

• Example: Telephony

  • Descriptive name: “CALL JOSIAH” in a voice activated system
  • Primitive name: “Prof. Josiah Carberry” in a telephone directory
  • Address: “401-863-7647” (actually this is an “impure” name: it’s a hybrid having both primitive and addressing properties)
  • Routing: Typically implicit, but can be partially specified in choosing a long distance carrier

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