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RFC 3303: Middlebox communication architecture and framework

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There are a variety of intermediate devices in the Internet today that require application intelligence for their operation. Datagrams pertaining to real-time streaming applications such as SIP and H.323 and peer-to-peer applications such as Napster and NetMeeting cannot be identified by merely examining packet headers.

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Document ID
RFC3303
Published
August 2002
Authors
P. Srisuresh; J. Kuthan; J. Rosenberg; A. Molitor; A. Rayhan
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
tsv
Pages
34
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