Title :
A study on the applicability of MIDCOM method and a solution to its topology discovery problem
Author :
ITOH, Yosuke ; FUKUDA, Yoshimi
Author_Institution :
First Promotion Project, NTT Network Service Syst. Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This document provides a solution to the topology problem for the middlebox communication (MIDCOM) method. We define two new messages: selection message, which is exchanged between end users, and request message, which is exchanged between the middlebox (MB) and middlebox agent (MA). These messages enable an MA to discover appropriate MBs that should be controlled for communication between end users.
Keywords :
Internet; authorisation; message authentication; network topology; protocols; Internet; MIDCOM method; middlebox agent; middlebox communication method; request message; security; selection message; session initiation protocol; topology discovery problem; Communication system control; Electronic mail; Local area networks; Middleboxes; Network address translation; Network servers; Network topology; Protection; Protocols; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2003. APCC 2003. The 9th Asia-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8114-9
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.2003.1274277
