6. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the descriptive name identifier further comprises: assigning a descriptive name identifier having one of multiple levels of precision in identifier data contents, where a descriptive name identifier with more bits has more precision, and different network nodes within the enterprise network index descriptive name identifiers having different levels of precision.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the descriptive name identifier further comprises: assigning a descriptive name identifier having one of multiple levels of precision in identifier data contents, where a descriptive name identifier with more bits has more precision, and different network nodes within the enterprise network index descriptive name identifiers having different levels of precision. 7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising: determining if the network node at which the descriptive name identifier is to be indexed is an edge node or a core node of the enterprise system, where an edge node is assigned descriptive name identifiers having higher levels of precision than descriptive name identifiers assigned to core nodes.