Issues affecting MARS Cluster Size
RFC 2121, “Issues affecting MARS Cluster Size”, is an Informational document published in March 1997 by G. Armitage. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides a qualitative look at the issues constraining a MARS Cluster's size, including the impact of VC limits in switches and NICs, geographical distribution of cluster members, and the use of VC Mesh or MCS modes to support multicast groups. 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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