A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7409 Title: Forwarding and Control Element Separation (ForCES) Packet Parallelization Author: E. Haleplidis, J. Halpern Status: Experimental Stream: IETF Date: November 2014 Mailbox: ehalep@ece.upatras.gr, joel.halpern@ericsson.com Pages: 27 Characters: 53906 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-forces-packet-parallelization-03.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7409.txt Many network devices support parallel packet processing. This document describes how Forwarding and Control Element Separation (ForCES) can model a network device's parallelization datapath using constructs defined by the ForCES model (RFC 5812) and controlled via the ForCES protocol (RFC 5810). This document is a product of the Forwarding and Control Element Separation Working Group of the IETF. EXPERIMENTAL: This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC