The NewArch project describes the FARA addressing and routing
architecture [3]. FARA embodies a new organization of the concepts
of naming and binding that underlie the current Internet architecture.
Communication in FARA occurs between pairs of entities
(a generalization of applications) via logical linkages called
associations (an abstraction of communication state related to a
flow), using packet exchanges over a so-called communication
substrate. FARA’s main assumptions are that the entities are the
units of mobility and that the introduction of a new global namespace
should be avoided. FARA is a very general proposal and
does not detail many of its functions.