RFC 6390 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2011
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Guidelines for Considering New Performance Metric Development
Overview
RFC 6390, “Guidelines for Considering New Performance Metric Development”, is a Best Current Practice document published in October 2011 by A. Clark, B. Claise. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a framework and a process for developing Performance Metrics of protocols and applications transported over IETF-specified protocols. These metrics can be used to characterize traffic on live networks and services. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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