Address Resolution Problems in Large Data Center Networks
RFC 6820, “Address Resolution Problems in Large Data Center Networks”, is an Informational document published in January 2013 by T. Narten, M. Karir, I. Foo. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document examines address resolution issues related to the scaling of data centers with a very large number of hosts. The scope of this document is relatively narrow, focusing on address resolution (the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) in IPv4 and Neighbor Discovery (ND) in IPv6) within a data center. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
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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