<s>
The	O
Identifier-Locator	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
ILNP	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
network	O
protocol	O
that	O
divides	O
the	O
two	O
functions	O
of	O
network	O
addresses	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
identification	O
of	O
network	O
endpoints	O
,	O
and	O
assisting	O
routing	B-Protocol
,	O
by	O
separating	O
topological	O
information	O
from	O
node	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ILNP	B-Protocol
is	O
backwards-compatible	O
with	O
existing	O
Internet	O
Protocol	O
functions	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
incrementally	O
deployable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ILNP	B-Protocol
has	O
an	O
architecture	O
with	O
two	O
different	O
instantiations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ILNPv4	O
is	O
ILNP	B-Protocol
engineered	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
IPv4	O
extensions	O
,	O
while	O
ILNPv6	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
IPv6	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
St	O
Andrews	O
ILNP	B-Protocol
group	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
Prof	O
.	O
Saleem	O
Bhatti	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
IRTF	O
Routing	B-Protocol
Research	O
Group	O
(	O
RRG	O
)	O
Chairs	O
recommended	O
that	O
the	O
IETF	O
standardise	O
ILNP	B-Protocol
(	O
RFC	O
6115	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
preferred	O
evolutionary	O
direction	O
for	O
IPv6	O
.	O
</s>
