Domain names for ISP infrastructure links

Wed Jan 8 06:41:58 UTC 1997

> > We use the following scheme.
> > 
> > <routername> - <interface  designation> <slot number> - <card slot number> 
> > [<port number> [s <sub-interface number>].<pop>.cic.net.
> > 
> > where interface designation is [fddi|hssi|ser|ether|fastether|atm|token|pos]
> > i.e.
> > 
> > um1-fastether3-0-0s1.ann-arbor.cic.net
> 
> 
> Could we agree on a fixed width interface designation?  fe instead of
> fastether?  tk instead of token?  etc..

I agree.. Two letters seems quite sufficient for the time being though
whose to say it will be in the future. It also tends to fix the size
of the hostname.