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IPv8 Glossary

A proposed DNS resource record type for IPv8 addresses.

The access control model used by the IPv8 draft for zone and gateway policy enforcement.

The IPv8 support protocol used for neighbor capability discovery and version selection.

The exterior gateway protocol named by the IPv8 draft for inter-AS routing.

Cost Factor. A 32-bit accumulated path quality metric proposed for IPv8 routing.

The IPv8 address and service assignment mechanism. The draft describes one DHCP8 lease response carrying every service endpoint a device requires.

The name resolution service described by the IPv8 draft. DNS8 is connected to A8 records and egress validation.

The inter-zone routing protocol named in the draft.

An optional interior gateway protocol named in the draft.

The telemetry and logging protocol named by the draft.

The local OAuth2 JWT cache described as part of Zone Server authentication.

The intra-zone routing protocol named by the draft.

Regional Inter-Network Exchange. A companion draft covers this area.

The route registration and validation protocol named by the draft.

The IPv4/IPv8 translation service described as part of the Zone Server platform.

The active/active platform that groups IPv8 network services, policy, telemetry, authentication, validation, and translation.