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The '''Recursive InterNetwork Architecture (RINA)''' is a new computer [[network architecture]] proposed as an alternative to the currently mainstream [[Internet protocol suite|TCP/IP]] model. The RINA's fundamental principles are that [[computer network]]ing is just [[Inter-Process Communication]] or IPC, and that layering should be done based on scope/scale, with a single recurring set of protocols, rather than function, with specialized protocols. The protocol instances in one layer interface with the protocol instances on higher and lowerslower layers via new concepts and entities, of which the most prominent are applications and nodes. In this way, the RINA proposes to support mobility, [[multihoming|multi-homing]] and [[Quality of Service]] without the need for extra specialized protocols like [[Real-time Transport Protocol|RTP]] and [[User Datagram Protocol|UDP]], as well as allow simplified network administration without the need for concepts like [[Autonomous system (Internet)|autonomous systems]] and [[Network address translation|NAT]].

==History and motivation==