Data Center Benchmarking Terminology
RFC 8238, “Data Center Benchmarking Terminology”, is an Informational document published in August 2017 by L. Avramov, J. Rapp. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The purposes of this informational document are to establish definitions and describe measurement techniques for data center benchmarking, as well as to introduce new terminology applicable to performance evaluations of data center network equipment. This document establishes the important concepts for benchmarking network switches and routers in the data center and is a prerequisite for the test methodology document (RFC 8239). Many of these terms and methods may be applicable to network equipment beyond the scope of this document as the technologies originally applied in the data center are deployed elsewhere.
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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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- RFC 8237 MPLS Label Switched Path Pseudowire Status Refresh Reduction for Static PWs
- RFC 8239 Data Center Benchmarking Methodology
- RFC 8236 J-PAKE: Password-Authenticated Key Exchange by Juggling
- RFC 8240 Report from the Internet of Things Software Update Workshop 2016
- RFC 8235 Schnorr Non-interactive Zero-Knowledge Proof
- RFC 8241 Interface to the Routing System Security-Related Requirements
- RFC 8234 Updates to MPLS Transport Profile Linear Protection in Automatic Protection Switching Mode
- RFC 8242 Interface to the Routing System Ephemeral State Requirements