Loss Episode Metrics for IP Performance Metrics
RFC 6534, “Loss Episode Metrics for IP Performance Metrics”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2012 by N. Duffield, A. Morton, J. Sommers. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The IETF has developed a one-way packet loss metric that measures the loss rate on a Poisson and Periodic probe streams between two hosts. However, the impact of packet loss on applications is, in general, sensitive not just to the average loss rate but also to the way in which packet losses are distributed in loss episodes (i.e., maximal sets of consecutively lost probe packets). This document defines one-way packet loss episode metrics, specifically, the frequency and average duration of loss episodes and a probing methodology under which the loss episode metrics are to be measured. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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