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| domain name | prefix | identifier |
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simplest form | http://resolver.cornell.edu | 173 | 1234.5678 |
variation 1 | http://resolver.cornell.edu | 173 | 1234.5678/v1 |
variation 2 | http://resolver.cornell.edu | 173 | 1234.5678/v1/pdf |
variation 3 | http://resolver.cornell.edu | 173 | 1234.5678/ps |
other variations
variation 4 | http://resolver.cornell.edu | 173 | pdf/1234.5678/v1 |
The resolver has one lookup table with an entry for each known prefix. That lookup table specifies one of 2 behaviors for that prefix, which in our case we anticipate to correspond to a collection (but it could be used for distinct services redirecting to the same collection – the resolver wouldn't care).
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