@techreport{yao-dnsop-accompanying-questions-04, number = {draft-yao-dnsop-accompanying-questions-04}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-yao-dnsop-accompanying-questions/04/}, author = {Jiankang Yao and Paul A. Vixie and Ning Kong and XiaoDong Lee}, title = {{A DNS Query including A Main Question with Accompanying Questions}}, pagetotal = 11, year = 2017, month = sep, day = 17, abstract = {This document enables DNS initiators to send a main question accompanying with several related questions in a single DNS query, and enables DNS responders to put the answers into a single DNS response. This extension enables a range of initiators to look up "X, or failing that, Y" in a better way than both current alternatives. This mechanism can reduce the number of DNS round- trips per application work-unit.}, }