E6 Addressing Scheme and Network Architecture

Abstract

New E6 addressing scheme for the creation of world-wide networks totally constructed on the base of Ethernet technology is described. Hierarchic E6 addresses with the length of 6 octets are used instead of both Ethernet MAC-addresses and IP-addresses that allows the routing within world-wide networks and cuts overhead of TCP, IP headers; the address space is extended in 16K times regarding IP addresses. Standard Ethernet LLC2 facilities are employed for guaranteed delivery of information. E6 Network Architecture simplifies packets processing algorithms that improves the network performance and QoS.

Implementing Stack E6 via OS Linux Sockets

“…Necessary supplements are associated with a specific E6 address format, which determines the appropriate E6 socket format. Recall that, in comparison with the IP address, the E6 address has a length of 6 bytes, the hierarchical structure and is used both as a network and the datalink address at the same time [1,2] -instead of the IP and MAC addresses.…”

“…In Ukraine, a national stack of networking protocols E6 [1,2] was developed and provided its experimental realization via additional OS Linux kernel system call [3,4]. In spite of some advantages, said way has significant number of shortcomings, which prevent further development of national stack E6 and its industrial implementation.…”