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Requirements for Reliable Server Pooling

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Network Working Group                                          M. Tuexen
Request for Comments: 3237                                    Siemens AG
Category: Informational                                           Q. Xie
                                                                Motorola
                                                              R. Stewart
                                                                M. Shore
                                                                   Cisco
                                                                  L. Ong
                                                                   Ciena
                                                             J. Loughney
                                                             M. Stillman
                                                                   Nokia
                                                            January 2002


                Requirements for Reliable Server Pooling

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document defines a basic set of requirements for reliable server
   pooling.

   The goal of Reliable Server Pooling (RSerPool) is to develop an
   architecture and protocols for the management and operation of server
   pools supporting highly reliable applications, and for client access
   mechanisms to a server pool.

1.  Introduction

1.1.  Overview

   The Internet is always on.  Many users expect services to be always
   available; many businesses depend upon connectivity 24 hours a day, 7
   days a week, 365 days a year.  In order to fulfill this level of
   performance, many proprietary solutions and operating system
   dependent solutions have been developed to provide highly reliable
   and highly available servers.




Tuexen, et al.               Informational
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