# Citing udpstp

If you use udpstp in research or a publication, please cite it. The repository's `CITATION.cff` holds the citation, which GitHub also offers as APA and BibTeX:

```yaml
cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use udpstp in research or a publication, please cite it as below."
type: software
title: "udpstp: the UDP Speed Test Protocol (RFC 9946) in Rust"
abstract: >-
  A memory-safe, RFC 9946-conformant implementation of the UDP Speed Test
  Protocol, which measures Maximum IP-Layer Capacity as defined in RFC 9097.
authors:
  - family-names: Bergan
    given-names: Peder
repository-code: "https://github.com/pederbe/udpstp"
license:
  - MIT
  - Apache-2.0
keywords:
  - RFC 9946
  - RFC 9097
  - UDPSTP
  - IP capacity
  - network measurement
  - speed test
  - Rust
references:
  - type: standard
    title: "The UDP Speed Test Protocol (UDPSTP) for One-Way IP Capacity Metric Measurement"
    identifiers:
      - type: doi
        value: 10.17487/RFC9946
    authors:
      - family-names: Morton
        given-names: A.
      - family-names: Ciavattone
        given-names: L.
      - family-names: Geib
        given-names: R.
    year: 2026
    institution:
      name: Internet Engineering Task Force
```