Traffic Management Benchmarking
RFC 7640, “Traffic Management Benchmarking”, is an Informational document published in September 2015 by B. Constantine, R. Krishnan. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This framework describes a practical methodology for benchmarking the traffic management capabilities of networking devices (i.e., policing, shaping, etc.). The goals are to provide a repeatable test method that objectively compares performance of the device's traffic management capabilities and to specify the means to benchmark traffic management with representative application traffic.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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