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RFC 4391: Transmission of IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB)

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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]

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Document ID
RFC4391
Published
April 2006
Authors
J. Chu; V. Kashyap
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
21
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 8064

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