RFC 8172
Considerations for Benchmarking Virtual Network Functions and Their Infrastructure, July 2017
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8172
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Abstract
The Benchmarking Methodology Working Group has traditionally conducted laboratory characterization of dedicated physical implementations of internetworking functions. This memo investigates additional considerations when network functions are virtualized and performed in general-purpose hardware.
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