PowerPoint Presentation - Introduction to the DNS system

February 2003

slideset 1 -3

Names and addresses in general

nAn address is how you get to an endpoint

nTypically, hierarchical (for scaling):

n950 Charter Street, Redwood City CA, 94063

n204.152.187.11, +1-650-381-6003

nA “name” is how an endpoint is referenced

nTypically, no structurally significant hierarchy

n“David”, “Tokyo”, “itu.int”