Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over IP Problem Statement
RFC 4297

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From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
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Cc: Internet Architecture Board <iab@iab.org>,
    RFC Editor <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org>, 
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Subject: Document Action: 'Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) 
         over IP Problem Statement' to Informational RFC 

The IESG has approved the following document:

- 'Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over IP Problem Statement '
   <draft-ietf-rddp-problem-statement-06.txt> as an Informational RFC

This document is the product of the Remote Direct Data Placement Working 
Group. 

The IESG contact persons are Jon Peterson and Magnus Westerlund.

A URL of this Internet-Draft is:
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-rddp-problem-statement-06.txt

Ballot Text

Technical Summary
 
This document demonstrates the fundamental motivation for RDDP, and explains 
the background of RDMA for the uninitiated. It shows how RDDP helps to avoid 
copy overhead bottlenecking in systems connected to high-speed networks, and 
introduces some of the security concerns associated with this approach.
 
Working Group Summary
 
The advancement of this draft was supported by the RDDP WG.
 
Protocol Quality

This document was reviewed for the IESG by Jon Peterson.

RFC Editor Note