RFC 7342 · INFORMATIONAL · 2014
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Practices for Scaling ARP and Neighbor Discovery in Large Data Centers
Overview
RFC 7342, “Practices for Scaling ARP and Neighbor Discovery in Large Data Centers”, is an Informational document published in August 2014 by L. Dunbar, W. Kumari, I. Gashinsky. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo documents some operational practices that allow ARP and Neighbor Discovery (ND) to scale in data center environments.
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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