RFC 6708: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Requirements

Many Internet applications are used to access resources, such as pieces of information or server processes that are available in several equivalent replicas…

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Outgoing relationships (6 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5693: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Problem Statement
Informative reference — RFC 2616: Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1
Informative reference — RFC 4787: Network Address Translation (NAT) Behavioral Requirements for Unicast UDP
Informative reference — RFC 5382: NAT Behavioral Requirements for TCP
Informative reference — RFC 5706: Guidelines for Considering Operations and Management of New Protocols and Protocol Extensions

Incoming relationships (5 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7971: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Deployment Considerations
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7165: Use Cases and Requirements for JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7285: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8896: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Cost Calendar
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8686: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Cross-Domain Server Discovery