RFC 2191

VENUS - Very Extensive Non-Unicast Service, September 1997

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Status:
INFORMATIONAL
Author:
G. Armitage
Stream:
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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2191

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Abstract

This document focuses exclusively on the problems associated with extending the MARS model to cover multiple clusters or clusters spanning more than one subnet. It describes a hypothetical solution, dubbed "Very Extensive NonUnicast Service" (VENUS), and shows how complex such a service would be. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.


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For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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