Hi Huaming,All
Getting policy rules does benefit to traffic optimization. In addition to that 
it can reduce ALTO request and response. 
For example, a policy is that band between a pair of src(A)and dst is 20M 
between 11:00 to 14:00 and is 10M for other time. And band between other 
src(B,C,D ....) and this dst is 15M. The ALTO client can use this policy in 
selecting more optimal peers without sending ATLO cost map request to ALTO 
server now and then. 
ALTO client select src(A) as the peer between 11:00 to 14:00 and one of 
src(B,C,D....) at other time.
Make sense?

BR
Guohai
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 04:23:49 +0800
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: [alto] Ato extension for representing SDN policies

Hi Richard, All
In SDN, each pair of source and destination network could have multiple policy 
rules. These rules maybe include source/destination address, protocols, ports, 
QoS, actions and so on. These information isalso important attributes of the 
path.     
I am thinking that if some policy information could be provided for 
applications in Alto, this is also helpful for traffic optimization.
I think there are two methods to do that in Alto.
1, Use a multiple cost types in Cost Maps (similar ideas in  
draft-randriamasy-alto-multi-cost-10), add a new Cost Mode: policy, the Cost 
Metric use multiple fields, like <Protocol, Port, QoS>,  to represent a policy.
2, Add a new map service, like Policy Maps Service. In Policy Maps, 
applications can get the policy rule information.

Thanks.   
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----------------Best!

Huaming Guo
China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
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