{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-midcom-requirements-05",
  "doc_id": "RFC3304",
  "title": "Middlebox Communications (midcom) Protocol Requirements",
  "authors": [
    "R. P. Swale",
    "P. A. Mart",
    "P. Sijben",
    "S. Brim",
    "M. Shore"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "9",
  "pub_status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "source": "Middlebox Communication",
  "abstract": "This document specifies the requirements that the Middlebox Commu-\r\nnication (midcom) protocol must satisfy in order to meet the needs\r\nof applications wishing to influence middlebox function.  These\r\nrequirements were developed with a specific focus on network\r\naddress translation and firewall middleboxes.",
  "pub_date": "August 2002",
  "keywords": [
    "nat",
    "network address protocol",
    "firewall middleboxes"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC3304",
  "errata_url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/rfc3304"
}