RFC 2549: IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service - An April Fools' Technical Satire
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mig4ng
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
This is an April Fools' Day RFC (Request for Comments) document that humorously proposes extending the original 'IP over Avian Carriers' protocol (RFC 1149) with Quality of Service (QoS) features. The document presents a satirical technical specification for using birds as network carriers with added QoS mechanisms like priority queuing, congestion control, and service level agreements. It includes mock technical details about avian carrier characteristics, packet formats, and implementation considerations, all presented in the formal style of real IETF RFCs.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledThis memo amends RFC 1149, "IP over Avian Carriers", with Quality of Service (QoS) information.
Avian carriers can provide high delay, low throughput, and low altitude service.
Multiple types of service can be provided with a prioritized pecking order.
The service level agreements (SLAs) for avian carriers are typically based on the carrier's feeding schedule and migration patterns.
This is an experimental protocol, and its use in production networks is not recommended.
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