diff --git a/broker/broker.go b/broker/broker.go
index 4e124fb1..649553fe 100644
--- a/broker/broker.go
+++ b/broker/broker.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ type Broker interface {
 	Init() error
 	Publish(string, *Message) error
 	Subscribe(string, Handler) (Subscriber, error)
+	String() string
 }
 
 type Handler func(*Message)
@@ -52,3 +53,7 @@ func Publish(topic string, msg *Message) error {
 func Subscribe(topic string, handler Handler) (Subscriber, error) {
 	return DefaultBroker.Subscribe(topic, handler)
 }
+
+func String() string {
+	return DefaultBroker.String()
+}
diff --git a/broker/http_broker.go b/broker/http_broker.go
index b9189082..19918967 100644
--- a/broker/http_broker.go
+++ b/broker/http_broker.go
@@ -237,3 +237,7 @@ func (h *httpBroker) Subscribe(topic string, handler Handler) (Subscriber, error
 
 	return subscriber, nil
 }
+
+func (h *httpBroker) String() string {
+	return "http"
+}
diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index fdff08f7..7f02f2b3 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	Stream(ctx context.Context, req Request, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error)
 	StreamRemote(ctx context.Context, addr string, req Request, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error)
 	Publish(ctx context.Context, p Publication, opts ...PublishOption) error
+	String() string
 }
 
 type Publication interface {
@@ -122,3 +123,7 @@ func NewProtoRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...Req
 func NewJsonRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
 	return DefaultClient.NewJsonRequest(service, method, request, reqOpts...)
 }
+
+func String() string {
+	return DefaultClient.String()
+}
diff --git a/client/rpc_client.go b/client/rpc_client.go
index 97e41120..fa49100f 100644
--- a/client/rpc_client.go
+++ b/client/rpc_client.go
@@ -258,3 +258,7 @@ func (r *rpcClient) NewProtoRequest(service, method string, request interface{},
 func (r *rpcClient) NewJsonRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
 	return newRpcRequest(service, method, request, "application/json", reqOpts...)
 }
+
+func (r *rpcClient) String() string {
+	return "rpc"
+}
diff --git a/examples/client/dc_selector/dc_selector.go b/examples/client/dc_selector/dc_selector.go
index ecc4a3f7..60669bd8 100644
--- a/examples/client/dc_selector/dc_selector.go
+++ b/examples/client/dc_selector/dc_selector.go
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ func (n *dcSelector) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (n *dcSelector) String() string {
+	return "dc"
+}
+
 // Return a new first node selector
 func DCSelector(opts ...selector.Option) selector.Selector {
 	var sopts selector.Options
diff --git a/examples/client/selector/selector.go b/examples/client/selector/selector.go
index a2ef1c20..b5b3074f 100644
--- a/examples/client/selector/selector.go
+++ b/examples/client/selector/selector.go
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ func (n *firstNodeSelector) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (n *firstNodeSelector) String() string {
+	return "first"
+}
+
 // Return a new first node selector
 func FirstNodeSelector(opts ...selector.Option) selector.Selector {
 	var sopts selector.Options
diff --git a/registry/consul_registry.go b/registry/consul_registry.go
index ea287642..7210a561 100644
--- a/registry/consul_registry.go
+++ b/registry/consul_registry.go
@@ -212,3 +212,7 @@ func (c *consulRegistry) ListServices() ([]*Service, error) {
 func (c *consulRegistry) Watch() (Watcher, error) {
 	return newConsulWatcher(c)
 }
+
+func (c *consulRegistry) String() string {
+	return "consul"
+}
diff --git a/registry/mock/mock.go b/registry/mock/mock.go
index 30ddae9b..796bd006 100644
--- a/registry/mock/mock.go
+++ b/registry/mock/mock.go
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ func (m *MockRegistry) Watch() (registry.Watcher, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (m *MockRegistry) String() string {
+	return "mock"
+}
+
 func NewRegistry() *MockRegistry {
 	return &MockRegistry{}
 }
diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index 0f139993..0644bb0d 100644
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ type Registry interface {
 	GetService(string) ([]*Service, error)
 	ListServices() ([]*Service, error)
 	Watch() (Watcher, error)
+	String() string
 }
 
 type Option func(*Options)
@@ -37,3 +38,7 @@ func ListServices() ([]*Service, error) {
 func Watch() (Watcher, error) {
 	return DefaultRegistry.Watch()
 }
+
+func String() string {
+	return DefaultRegistry.String()
+}
diff --git a/selector/blacklist/black_list_selector.go b/selector/blacklist/black_list_selector.go
index b33d5e4c..3769c0a4 100644
--- a/selector/blacklist/black_list_selector.go
+++ b/selector/blacklist/black_list_selector.go
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ func (r *blackListSelector) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *blackListSelector) String() string {
+	return "blacklist"
+}
+
 func NewSelector(opts ...selector.Option) selector.Selector {
 	var sopts selector.Options
 
diff --git a/selector/random_selector.go b/selector/random_selector.go
index 03ae39cc..fd9f6f1d 100644
--- a/selector/random_selector.go
+++ b/selector/random_selector.go
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ func (r *randomSelector) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *randomSelector) String() string {
+	return "random"
+}
+
 func newRandomSelector(opts ...Option) Selector {
 	var sopts Options
 
diff --git a/selector/roundrobin/round_robin_selector.go b/selector/roundrobin/round_robin_selector.go
index fa984afc..48a89874 100644
--- a/selector/roundrobin/round_robin_selector.go
+++ b/selector/roundrobin/round_robin_selector.go
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ func (r *roundRobinSelector) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *roundRobinSelector) String() string {
+	return "roundrobin"
+}
+
 func NewSelector(opts ...selector.Option) selector.Selector {
 	var sopts selector.Options
 
diff --git a/selector/selector.go b/selector/selector.go
index 409549f5..8f729941 100644
--- a/selector/selector.go
+++ b/selector/selector.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ type Selector interface {
 	Reset(service string)
 	// Close renders the selector unusable
 	Close() error
+	// Name of the selector
+	String() string
 }
 
 // Next is a function that returns the next node
diff --git a/server/rpc_server.go b/server/rpc_server.go
index 98a6a245..6436c673 100644
--- a/server/rpc_server.go
+++ b/server/rpc_server.go
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ func (s *rpcServer) Register() error {
 		Metadata: config.Metadata(),
 	}
 
+	node.Metadata["transport"] = config.transport.String()
+
 	s.RLock()
 	var endpoints []*registry.Endpoint
 	for _, e := range s.handlers {
@@ -309,3 +311,7 @@ func (s *rpcServer) Stop() error {
 	s.exit <- ch
 	return <-ch
 }
+
+func (s *rpcServer) String() string {
+	return "rpc"
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 7044da0d..b9844601 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Server interface {
 	Deregister() error
 	Start() error
 	Stop() error
+	String() string
 }
 
 type Publication interface {
@@ -183,3 +184,7 @@ func Stop() error {
 	log.Infof("Stopping server")
 	return DefaultServer.Stop()
 }
+
+func String() string {
+	return DefaultServer.String()
+}
diff --git a/transport/http_transport.go b/transport/http_transport.go
index c2a2d770..59177806 100644
--- a/transport/http_transport.go
+++ b/transport/http_transport.go
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ func (h *httpTransport) Listen(addr string) (Listener, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (h *httpTransport) String() string {
+	return "http"
+}
+
 func newHttpTransport(addrs []string, opt ...Option) *httpTransport {
 	return &httpTransport{}
 }
diff --git a/transport/transport.go b/transport/transport.go
index 3981f8bc..361c712e 100644
--- a/transport/transport.go
+++ b/transport/transport.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type Listener interface {
 type Transport interface {
 	Dial(addr string, opts ...DialOption) (Client, error)
 	Listen(addr string) (Listener, error)
+	String() string
 }
 
 type options struct{}
@@ -59,3 +60,7 @@ func Dial(addr string, opts ...DialOption) (Client, error) {
 func Listen(addr string) (Listener, error) {
 	return DefaultTransport.Listen(addr)
 }
+
+func String() string {
+	return DefaultTransport.String()
+}