RFC 9004 · INFORMATIONAL · 2021
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Updates for the Back-to-Back Frame Benchmark in RFC 2544
Overview
RFC 9004, “Updates for the Back-to-Back Frame Benchmark in RFC 2544”, is an Informational document published in May 2021 by A. Morton. It updates RFC 2544. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Fundamental benchmarking methodologies for network interconnect devices of interest to the IETF are defined in RFC 2544. This memo updates the procedures of the test to measure the Back-to-Back Frames benchmark of RFC 2544, based on further experience.
This memo updates Section 26.4 of RFC 2544.
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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