@techreport{eckert-intarea-flow-metadata-framework-02, number = {draft-eckert-intarea-flow-metadata-framework-02}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-eckert-intarea-flow-metadata-framework/02/}, author = {Toerless Eckert and Reinaldo Penno and Amine Choukir and Charles Eckel}, title = {{A Framework for Signaling Flow Characteristics between Applications and the Network}}, pagetotal = 18, year = 2013, month = oct, day = 21, abstract = {This document provides a framework for communicating information elements (a.k.a. metadata) in a consistent manner between applications and the network to provide better visibility of application flows, thereby enabling differentiated treatment of those flows. These information elements can be conveyed using various signaling protocols, including PCP, RSVP, and STUN.}, }