Using values represented as internet protocol (IP) addresses to access resources in a non-internet protocol address space

摘要

Non-Internet Protocol (IP) centric resources are accessed based on a value in the form of an IP address. This value (represented as the IP address) is converted to a non-IP address, which is to used access one or more non-IP address space resources. This value (represented as the IP address) typically includes an encoding of the non-IP address and/or an indirect reference (e.g., table index, pointer to a memory location) to the non-IP address.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
requesting data, by an Internet Protocol (IP) application being executed on a particular machine, with said data request specifying a non-routable IP address for accessing said data, with the non-routable IP address consisting of a single IP address, with one or more bits of the non-routable IP address defining that the non-routable IP address is not actually an IP address but rather defines an address in a non-IP address space; in response to determining that the non-routable IP address includes said one or more bits of the single IP address defining that the non-routable IP address is not actually an IP address but rather defines an address in a non-IP address space, directly converting, by the particular machine, the non-routable IP address to a non-IP address; and using, by the particular machine being responsive to said converting operation, the non-IP address to access one or more non-IP address space resources which includes receiving said requested data from said one or more non-IP address space resources and providing said requested data to the IP application; and wherein the non-IP address is encoded within the non-routable IP address.