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... 65535. This is a 16 bit unsigned integer in network byte order.
This is often as specified in Assigned Numbers but need not be.
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Note: There are currently various experiments at providing relative
network proximity estimation, available bandwidth estimation, and
similar services ...
... RRs, which would limit the usefulness of the DNS
caching mechanism, thus increasing overall network load and
decreasing overall reliability. Server selection via SRV ...
... intended to express static information such as "this server has a
faster CPU than that one" or "this server has a much better network
connection than that one".
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... Hamilton, M. and R. Wright, "Use of DNS Aliases for Network Services", BCP 17, RFC 2219, October 1997. ...