{"draft":"draft-iab-e2e-futures-05","doc_id":"RFC3724","title":" The Rise of the Middle and the Future of End-to-End: Reflections on the Evolution of the Internet Architecture ","authors":["J. Kempf, Ed.","R. Austein, Ed.","IAB"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"14","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"IAB","abstract":" The end-to-end principle is the core architectural guideline of the Internet.  In this document, we briefly examine the development of the end-to-end principle as it has been applied to the Internet architecture over the years.  We discuss current trends in the evolution of the Internet architecture in relation to the end-to-end principle, and try to draw some conclusion about the evolution of the end-to-end principle, and thus for the Internet architecture which it supports, in light of these current trends.  This memo provides information for the Internet community. ","pub_date":"February 2004","keywords":[" architectural guideline "],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC3724","errata_url":null}