Re: Document Action: 'IMIX Genome: Specification of variable packet sizes for additional testing' to Informational RFC (draft-ietf-bmwg-imix-genome-04.txt)
joel jaeggli <[email protected]>
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On 6/3/13 12:55 PM, MORTON JR., ALFRED C (AL) wrote: > Hey Joel, we agreed to several changes that have only appeared in > a preliminary version (the diffs I sent to Benoit in reply to comments). > > I need to upload the revised version ASAP, I suppose... yes > Al > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> The IESG >> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 3:36 PM >> To: IETF-Announce >> Cc: bmwg chair; bmwg mailing list; RFC Editor >> Subject: [bmwg] Document Action: 'IMIX Genome: Specification of variable >> packet sizes for additional testing' to Informational RFC (draft-ietf- >> bmwg-imix-genome-04.txt) >> >> The IESG has approved the following document: >> - 'IMIX Genome: Specification of variable packet sizes for additional >> testing' >> (draft-ietf-bmwg-imix-genome-04.txt) as Informational RFC >> >> This document is the product of the Benchmarking Methodology Working >> Group. >> >> The IESG contact persons are Joel Jaeggli and Benoit Claise. >> >> A URL of this Internet Draft is: >> http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bmwg-imix-genome/ >> >> >> >> >> Technical Summary >> >> Benchmarking Methodologies have always relied on test conditions with >> constant packet sizes, with the goal of understanding what network >> device capability has been tested. Tests with constant packet size >> reveal device capabilities but differ significantly from the >> conditions encountered in operational deployment, and so additional >> tests are sometimes conducted with a mixture of packet sizes, or >> "IMIX". The mixture of sizes a networking device will encounter is >> highly variable and depends on many factors. An IMIX suited for one >> networking device and deployment will not be appropriate for another. >> However, the mix of sizes may be known and the tester may be asked to >> augment the fixed size tests. To address this need, and the >> perpetual goal of specifying repeatable test conditions, this draft >> defines a way to specify the exact repeating sequence of packet sizes >> from the usual set of fixed sizes, and other forms of mixed size >> >> Working Group Summary >> >> WG Consensus was smooth after development over a reasonable period of >> time. >> >> Document Quality >> >> There are many implementations of various test equipment that use IMIX. >> >> Personnel >> >> Who is the Document Shepherd? Lucien Avramov >> Who is the Responsible Area Director? Joel Jaeggli >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> bmwg mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/bmwg