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RFC 4786: Operation of Anycast Services

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

As the Internet has grown, and as systems and networked services within enterprises have become more pervasive, many services with high availability requirements have emerged. These requirements have increased the demands on the reliability of the infrastructure on which those services rely. Various techniques have been employed to increase the availability of services deployed on the Internet. This document presents commentary and recommendations for distribution of services using anycast. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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Document ID
RFC4786
Published
December 2006
Authors
J. Abley; K. Lindqvist
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
24
Also known as
BCP126

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