%% You should probably cite rfc6708 instead of this I-D. @techreport{ietf-alto-reqs-14, number = {draft-ietf-alto-reqs-14}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-alto-reqs/14/}, author = {Sebastian Kiesel and Stefano Previdi and Martin Stiemerling and Richard Woundy and Y. Richard Yang}, title = {{Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Requirements}}, pagetotal = 22, year = 2012, month = apr, day = 19, abstract = {Many Internet applications are used to access resources, such as pieces of information or server processes, which are available in several equivalent replicas on different hosts. This includes, but is not limited to, peer-to-peer file sharing applications. The goal of Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) is to provide guidance to applications, which have to select one or several hosts from a set of candidates capable of providing a desired resource. This guidance shall be based on parameters that affect performance and efficiency of the data transmission between the hosts, e.g., the topological distance. The ultimate goal is to improve performance (or Quality of Experience) in the application while reducing resource consumption in the underlying network infrastructure. This document enumerates requirements for specifying, assessing, or comparing protocols and implementations.}, }