Middleboxes: Taxonomy and Issues

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 27
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. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Publication Date: 2002-02-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC3234
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3234
Author(s): Brian E. Carpenter
Scott W. Brim
Keyword(s): IP, Routers, Data

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