RFC - 3234

Middleboxes: Taxonomy and Issues

Original:	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc3234.txt
Authors:	B. Carpenter [IBM Zurich Research Laboratory], S. Brim []
Date:	February 2002
Category:	Informational

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Referred by:	8 RFC
Refers to:	22 RFC

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Status

This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

This document is intended as part of an IETF discussion about "middleboxes" - defined as any intermediary box performing functions apart from normal, standard functions of an IP router on the data path between a source host and destination host. This document establishes a catalogue or taxonomy of middleboxes, cites previous and current IETF work concerning middleboxes, and attempts to identify some preliminary conclusions. It does not, however, claim to be definitive.

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