Resource Location and Discovery (RELOAD) is a peer-to-peer (P2P) signalling protocol for use on the Internet. A P2P signalling protocol provides its clients with an abstract storage and messaging service between a set of cooperating peers that form the overlay network. RELOAD is designed to support a peer-to-peer SIP network, but can be utilized by other applications with similar requirements by defining new usages that specify the kinds of data that must be stored for a particular application. RELOAD defines a security model based on a certificate enrollment service that provides unique identities. NAT traversal is a fundamental service of the protocol. RELOAD also allows access from "client" nodes that do not need to route traffic or store data for others.
References
- RFC 6940. Jennings, Cullen (2014). Lowekamp, B. (ed.). "REsource LOcation And Discovery (RELOAD) Base Protocol". P2PSIP: Internet-Draft: Standards Track. IETF. doi:10.17487/RFC6940. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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