Location Independent File Name (LIFN)

• A LIFN is a kind of URN

• Names a particular sequence of octets

• Once assigned, it can never be changed

• Used for communication within RCDS

  • replication tools need an exact file name
  • location information is indexed by LIFN
  • resource descriptions contain LIFNs which precisely describe instances of the resource

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