Figure 1.3: B mode Name Resolution

[Figure 1.3: B mode Name Resolution]

Node Chad wishes to contact node Eadfrith. Since the underlying transport is IP, Chad must first discover the IP address of Eadfrith.

Chad sends a broadcast name query to all nodes on the local segment, asking Eadfrith to respond. All other nodes should ignore the request.


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