Network File System Remote Direct Memory Access Problem Statement
RFC 5532, “Network File System Remote Direct Memory Access Problem Statement”, is an Informational document published in May 2009 by T. Talpey, C. Juszczak. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document addresses enabling the use of Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) by the Network File System (NFS) protocols. NFS implementations historically incur significant overhead due to data copies on end-host systems, as well as other processing overhead. This document explores the potential benefits of RDMA to these implementations and evaluates the reasons why RDMA is especially well-suited to NFS and network file protocols in general. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
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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