RFC 9049 · INFORMATIONAL · 2021

Path Aware Networking: Obstacles to Deployment

Overview

RFC 9049, “Path Aware Networking: Obstacles to Deployment”, is an Informational document published in June 2021 by S. Dawkins. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document is a product of the Path Aware Networking Research Group (PANRG). At the first meeting of the PANRG, the Research Group agreed to catalog and analyze past efforts to develop and deploy Path Aware techniques, most of which were unsuccessful or at most partially successful, in order to extract insights and lessons for Path Aware networking researchers.

This document contains that catalog and analysis.

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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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