RFC 1217 · INFORMATIONAL · 1991 TUE · 15 SEP 2026

Memo from the Consortium for Slow Commotion Research

By V.G. Cerf · Published April 1991 · DOI 10.17487/RFC1217

Overview

RFC 1217, “Memo from the Consortium for Slow Commotion Research”, is an Informational document published in April 1991 by V.G. Cerf. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC is in response to RFC 1216, "Gigabit Network Economics and Paradigm Shifts". This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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