RFC 1937 · INFORMATIONAL · 1996
WED · 29 JUL 2026
"Local/Remote" Forwarding Decision in Switched Data Link Subnetworks
Overview
RFC 1937, “"Local/Remote" Forwarding Decision in Switched Data Link Subnetworks”, is an Informational document published in May 1996 by Y. Rekhter, D. Kandlur. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes extensions to the IP architecture that relaxes these constraints, thus enabling the full utilization of the services provided by SVC-based Data Link subnetworks. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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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