%% You should probably cite rfc8517 instead of this I-D. @techreport{dolson-transport-middlebox-04, number = {draft-dolson-transport-middlebox-04}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-dolson-transport-middlebox/04/}, author = {David Dolson and Juho Snellman and Mohamed Boucadair and Christian Jacquenet}, title = {{An Inventory of Transport-centric Functions Provided by Middleboxes}}, pagetotal = 20, year = 2018, month = nov, day = 14, abstract = {This document summarizes an operator's perception of the benefits that may be provided by intermediary devices that execute functions beyond normal IP forwarding. Such intermediary devices are often called "middleboxes". RFC3234 defines a taxonomy of middleboxes and issues in the Internet. Most of those middleboxes utilize or modify application-layer data. This document primarily focuses on devices that observe and act on information carried in the transport layer, and especially information carried in TCP packets.}, }