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RFC 8517
An Inventory of Transport-Centric Functions Provided by Middleboxes: An Operator Perspective,February 2019
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- Status:
- INFORMATIONAL
- Authors:
- D. Dolson, Ed.
J. Snellman
M. Boucadair, Ed.
C. Jacquenet - Stream:
- INDEPENDENT
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8517
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Abstract
This document summarizes an operator's perception of the benefitsthat may be provided by intermediary devices that execute functionsbeyond normal IP forwarding. Such intermediary devices are oftencalled "middleboxes".
RFC 3234 defines a taxonomy of middleboxes and issues in theInternet. Most of those middleboxes utilize or modify application-layer data. This document primarily focuses on devices that observeand act on information carried in the transport layer, and especiallyinformation carried in TCP packets.
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.