RFC 1217 · INFORMATIONAL · 1991
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Memo from the Consortium for Slow Commotion Research
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.
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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