Application-Layer Traffic Optimization Server Discovery
RFC 7286, “Application-Layer Traffic Optimization Server Discovery”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2014 by S. Kiesel, M. Stiemerling, N. Schwan, M. Scharf, H. Song. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The goal of Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) is to provide guidance to applications that have to select one or several hosts from a set of candidates capable of providing a desired resource. ALTO is realized by a client-server protocol. Before an ALTO client can ask for guidance, it needs to discover one or more ALTO servers.
This document specifies a procedure for resource-consumer-initiated ALTO server discovery, which can be used if the ALTO client is embedded in the resource consumer.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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