RFC 8455 · INFORMATIONAL · 2018

Terminology for Benchmarking Software-Defined Networking Controller Performance

Overview

RFC 8455, “Terminology for Benchmarking Software-Defined Networking Controller Performance”, is an Informational document published in October 2018 by V. Bhuvaneswaran, A. Basil, M. Tassinari, V. Manral, S. Banks. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines terminology for benchmarking a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) controller's control-plane performance. It extends the terminology already defined in RFC 7426 for the purpose of benchmarking SDN Controllers. The terms provided in this document help to benchmark an SDN Controller's performance independently of the controller's supported protocols and/or network services.

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