RFC 2164 (rfc2164) - Page 1 of 10
Use of an X
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Network Working Group S. Kille
Request for Comments: 2164 Isode Ltd.
Obsoletes: 1838 January 1998
Category: Standards Track
Use of an X.500/LDAP directory to support MIXER address mapping
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998). All Rights Reserved.
1 MIXER X.400/RFC 822 Mappings
MIXER (RFC 2156) defines an algorithm for use of a set of global
mapping between X.400 and RFC 822 addresses [4]. This specification
defines how to represent and maintain these mappings (MIXER
Conformant Global Address Mappings of MCGAMs) in an X.500 or LDAP
directory. Mechanisms for representing OR Address and Domain
hierarchies within the DIT are defined in [5, 2]. These techniques
are used to define two independent subtrees in the DIT, which contain
the mapping information. The benefits of this approach are:
1. The mapping information is kept in a clearly defined area which
can be widely replicated in an efficient manner. The tree is
constrained to hold only information needed to support the
mapping. This is important as gateways need good access to the
entire mapping.
2. It facilitates migration from a table-based approach.
3. It handles the issues of "missing components" in a natural
manner.
An alternative approach which is not taken is to locate the
information in the routing subtrees. The benefits of this
would be:
Kille Standards Track
