Internet Area (int)
| Area | Name | Internet Area | |||
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| Acronym | int | ||||
| State | Active | ||||
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| Personnel | Area Directors |
Suresh Krishnan
Terry Manderson |
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| Incoming Area Director |
Éric Vyncke
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About
The primary technical topics covered by the Internet Area include IP layer (both IPv4 and IPv6), implications of IPv4 address depletion, co-existence between the IP versions, DNS, DHCP, host and router configuration, mobility, multihoming, identifier-locator separation, VPNs and pseudowires along with related MPLS issues, and various link layer technologies. The Internet Area is also responsible for specifying how IP will run over new link layer protocols.