A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a compact string of characters for identifying an abstract or physical resource. This document defines the generic syntax of URI, including both absolute and relative forms, and guidelines for their use; it revises and replaces the generic definitions in RFC 1738 and RFC 1808.

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Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax

This RFC is the revised specification of the protocol and format used
in the implementation of the Domain Name System. It obsoletes RFC-883.
This memo documents the details of the domain name client - server
communication.

Domain names - implementation and specification

A plurality of computer nodes communicate using seemingly random Internet Protocol source and destination addresses. Data packets matching criteria defined by a moving window of valid addresses are accepted for further processing, while those that do not meet the criteria are quickly rejected. Improvements to the basic design include (1) a load balancer that distributes packets across different transmission paths according to transmission path quality; (2) a DNS proxy server that transparently creates a virtual private network in response to a domain name inquiry; (3) a large-to-small link bandwidth management feature that prevents denial-of-service attacks at system chokepoints; (4) a traffic limiter that regulates incoming packets by limiting the rate at which a transmitter can be synchronized with a receiver; and (5) a signaling synchronizer that allows a large number of nodes to communicate with a central node by partitioning the communication function between two separate entities.

Agile network protocol for secure communications with assured system availability

This paper reasons about naming systems as specialized inference mechanisms, It describes a preference )-zierarch.v that can be used to specify the structure of a naming system’s inference mechanism and defines criteria by which different naming systems can be evaluated, For example, the preference hierarchy allows one to compare naming systems based on how dkcrzmznating they are and to identify the class of names for which a given naming system is sound and complete. A study of several example naming systems demonstrates how the preference hierarchy can be used as a formal tool for designing naming systems.

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Reasoning about naming systems

This RFC is an official specification for the Internet community. It
incorporates by reference, amends, corrects, and supplements the
primary protocol standards documents relating to hosts. [STANDARDS-
TRACK]

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Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support

This RFC specifies a new host table format applicable to both ARPANET
and Internet needs. In addition to host name to host address
translation and selected protocol information, we have also included
network and gateway name to address correspondence, and host operating
system information. This RFC obsoletes the host table described in RFC
608.

DoD Internet host table specification

Hostnames Server

ARPANET protocol handbook

In this paper a new method for distributing and updating hostname/address information in large computer networks is described.The technique uses datagrams to provide a simpletransaction-based query/response service. A provisional serviceis being provided by the Arpanet Network Information Center (NIC)and is used by mobile packet radio terminals, as well as byseveral Arpanet DEC-10 hosts. Extensions to the service aresuggested that would expand the query functionality to allow moreflexible query formats as well as queries for service addresses.Several architectural approaches with potential for expansioninto a distributed internet environment are proposed. Thistechnique may be utilized in support of other distributedapplications such as user identification and group distributionfor computer based mail.

NIC name server - a datagram-based information utility.

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E. J. Feinler

Papers

DoD Internet host table specification

Hostnames Server

ARPANET protocol handbook

NIC name server - a datagram-based information utility.

NIC name server - a datagram-based information utility