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Using the string +apX for the diameter application identifiers in RFC6408

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Can anybody tell me why use the string "apX" for the application identifiers in RFC6408? Why not use some kind of acronym for them?

E.g., Can I change 'aaaapX' in the following "(S-NAPTR) Application Service Tag" registry table 

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 | Tag | Diameter Application | 
 ---------------------------------------------- 
 | aaaap1 | NASREQ [RFC3588 [1]] | 
 | aaaap2 | Mobile IPv4 [RFC4004 [2]] | 
 ---------------------------------------------- 

as "aaaaconym" as follows: 
 ---------------------------------------------- 
 | Tag | Diameter Application | 
 ---------------------------------------------- 
 | aaanasreq | NASREQ [RFC3588 [3]] | 
 | aaamip4 | Mobile IPv4 [RFC4004 [4]] | 
 ----------------------------------------------
posted Oct 21, 2013 by Meenal Mishra

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The "apX" directly identified the application identifier number. Therefore there is no need to maintain mapping between human readable acronyms and actual application identifier numbers.

answer Oct 21, 2013 by Sanketi Garg
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