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Geneve: Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation
RFC 8926

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2020-11-10
(System) IANA registries were updated to include RFC8926
2020-11-06
(System)
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 8926, changed abstract to 'Network virtualization involves the cooperation of devices with a wide variety …
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 8926, changed abstract to 'Network virtualization involves the cooperation of devices with a wide variety of capabilities such as software and hardware tunnel endpoints, transit fabrics, and centralized control clusters.  As a result of their role in tying together different elements of the system, the requirements on tunnels are influenced by all of these components.  Therefore, flexibility is the most important aspect of a tunneling protocol if it is to keep pace with the evolution of technology.  This document describes Geneve, an encapsulation protocol designed to recognize and accommodate these changing capabilities and needs.', changed pages to 34, changed standardization level to Proposed Standard, changed state to RFC, added RFC published event at 2020-11-06, changed IESG state to RFC Published)
2020-11-06
(System) RFC published