RFC 6985

IMIX Genome: Specification of Variable Packet Sizes for Additional Testing, July 2013

File formats:
icon for text file icon for PDF icon for HTML
Status:
INFORMATIONAL
Author:
A. Morton
Stream:
IETF
Source:
bmwg (ops)

Cite this RFC: TXT  |  XML  |   BibTeX

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6985

Discuss this RFC: Send questions or comments to the mailing list bmwg@ietf.org

Other actions: Submit Errata  |  Find IPR Disclosures from the IETF  |  View History of RFC 6985


Abstract

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 a constant packet size reveal device capabilities but differ significantly from the conditions encountered in operational deployment, so additional tests are sometimes conducted with a mixture of packet sizes, or "IMIX" ("Internet Mix"). 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 document defines a way to specify the exact repeating sequence of packet sizes from the usual set of fixed sizes and from other forms of mixed-size specification.


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




Advanced Search