URN Syntax

• <URN> ::= "urn:" <NID> ":" <NSS>

  • NID: Namespace Identifier
  • NSS: Namespace Specific String

• Ajanta URN

  • urn:ans:umn.edu/tahmed/Resource
    • umn.edu = Creation Domain
    • tahmed = Naming Authority
    • Resource = A string name in this name-space

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