Transmission of IP over InfiniBand
RFC 4391, “Transmission of IP over InfiniBand”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2006 by J. Chu, V. Kashyap. It has since been updated by RFC 8064. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a method for encapsulating and transmitting IPv4/IPv6 and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packets over InfiniBand (IB). It describes the link-layer address to be used when resolving the IP addresses in IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB) subnets. The document also describes the mapping from IP multicast addresses to InfiniBand multicast addresses. In addition, this document defines the setup and configuration of IPoIB links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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