RFC 5632 · INFORMATIONAL · 2009

Comcast's ISP Experiences in a Proactive Network Provider Participation for P2P Technical Trial

Overview

RFC 5632, “Comcast's ISP Experiences in a Proactive Network Provider Participation for P2P Technical Trial”, is an Informational document published in September 2009 by C. Griffiths, J. Livingood, L. Popkin, R. Woundy, Y. Yang. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the experiences of Comcast, a large cable broadband Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the U.S., in a Proactive Network Provider Participation for P2P (P4P) technical trial in July 2008. This trial used P4P iTracker technology, which is being considered by the IETF as part of the Application Layer Transport Optimization (ALTO) working group. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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