Benchmarking Methodology (bmwg)

Last Modified: 2007-09-26

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Chair(s):

Al Morton <acmorton@att.com>

Operations and Management Area Director(s):

Dan Romascanu <dromasca@avaya.com>

Ronald Bonica <rbonica@juniper.net>

Operations and Management Area Advisor:

Ronald Bonica <rbonica@juniper.net>

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Description of Working Group:

The major goal of the Benchmarking Methodology Working Group is to make
a series of recommendations concerning the measurement of the
performance characteristics of various internetworking technologies;
further, these recommendations may focus on the systems or services
that are built from these technologies.

Each recommendation will describe the class of equipment, system, or
service being addressed; discuss the performance characteristics that
are pertinent to that class; clearly identify a set of metrics that aid
in the description of those characteristics; specify the methodologies
required to collect said metrics; and lastly, present the requirements
for the common, unambiguous reporting of benchmarking results.

To better distinguish the BMWG from other measurement initiatives in
the IETF, the scope of the BMWG is limited to technology
characterization using simulated stimuli in a laboratory environment.
Said differently, the BMWG does not attempt to produce benchmarks for
live, operational networks. Moreover, the benchmarks produced by this
WG shall strive to be vendor independent or otherwise have universal
applicability to a given technology class.

Because the demands of a particular technology may vary from
deployment to deployment, a specific non-goal of the Working Group is
to define acceptance criteria or performance requirements.

An ongoing task is to provide a forum for discussion regarding the
advancement of measurements designed to provide insight on the
operation internetworking technologies.

Goals and Milestones:

Done		Expand the current Ethernet switch benchmarking methodology draft to define the metrics and methodologies particular to the general class of connectionless, LAN switches.
Done		Edit the LAN switch draft to reflect the input from BMWG. Issue a new version of document for comment. If appropriate, ascertain consensus on whether to recommend the draft for consideration as an RFC.
Done		Take controversial components of multicast draft to mailing list for discussion. Incorporate changes to draft and reissue appropriately.
Done		Submit workplan for initiating work on Benchmarking Methodology for LAN Switching Devices.
Done		Submit workplan for continuing work on the Terminology for Cell/Call Benchmarking draft.
Done		Submit initial draft of Benchmarking Methodology for LAN Switches.
Done		Submit Terminology for IP Multicast Benchmarking draft for AD Review.
Done		Submit Benchmarking Terminology for Firewall Performance for AD review
Done		Progress ATM benchmarking terminology draft to AD review.
Done		Submit Benchmarking Methodology for LAN Switching Devices draft for AD review.
Done		Submit first draft of Firewall Benchmarking Methodology.
Done		First Draft of Terminology for FIB related Router Performance Benchmarking.
Done		First Draft of Router Benchmarking Framework
Done		Progress Frame Relay benchmarking terminology draft to AD review.
Done		Methodology for ATM Benchmarking for AD review.
Done		Terminology for ATM ABR Benchmarking for AD review.
Done		Terminology for FIB related Router Performance Benchmarking to AD review.
Done		Firewall Benchmarking Methodology to AD Review
Done		First Draft of Methodology for FIB related Router Performance Benchmarking.
Done		First draft Net Traffic Control Benchmarking Methodology.
Done		Methodology for IP Multicast Benchmarking to AD Review.
Done		Resource Reservation Benchmarking Terminology to AD Review
Done		First I-D on IPsec Device Benchmarking Terminology
Done		EGP Convergence Benchmarking Terminology to AD Review
Done		Resource Reservation Benchmarking Methodology to AD Review
Done		Net Traffic Control Benchmarking Terminology to AD Review
Done		IGP/Data-Plane Terminology I-D to AD Review
Done		IGP/Data-Plane Methodology and Considerations I-Ds to AD Review
Done		Hash and Stuffing I-D to AD Review
Mar 2007		IPv6 Benchmarking Methodology to AD Review
Dec 2007		Net Traffic Control Benchmarking Methodology to AD Review.
Dec 2007		IPsec Device Benchmarking Terminology to AD Review
Dec 2007		Router Accelerated Test Terminology to AD Review
Dec 2007		Router Accelerated Test Methodology to AD Review
Dec 2007		IPsec Device Benchmarking Methodology to AD Review
Dec 2007		Router Accelerated Test Method for EBGP to AD Review
Dec 2007		Router Accelerated Test Method for Operational Security to AD Review
Feb 2008		Terminology For Protection Benchmarking to AD Review
Feb 2008		Methodology For Protection Benchmarking to AD Review
Jul 2009		Basic BGP Convergence Benchmarking Methodology to AD Review.

Internet-Drafts:

Terminology for Benchmarking IPsec Devices (97352 bytes)
Benchmarking Methodology for Link-State IGP Data Plane Route Convergence (48516 bytes)
Terminology for Benchmarking Link-State IGP Data Plane Route Convergence (41039 bytes)
Considerations for Benchmarking Link-State IGP Data Plane Route Convergence (15194 bytes)
Terminology for Accelerated Stress Benchmarking (52858 bytes)
Methodology Guidelines for Accelerated Stress Benchmarking (31277 bytes)
Methodology for Benchmarking IPsec Devices (93113 bytes)
Benchmarking Terminology for Protection Performance (60392 bytes)
Methodology for benchmarking MPLS Protection mechanisms (70163 bytes)
IPv6 Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices (43905 bytes)

Request For Comments:

Benchmarking Terminology for Network Interconnection Devices (RFC 1242) (22143 bytes)
Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices (RFC 1944) (66061 bytes) obsoleted by RFC 2544
Benchmarking Terminology for LAN Switching Devices (RFC 2285) (43130 bytes)
Terminology for IP Multicast Benchmarking (RFC 2432) (29758 bytes)
Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices (RFC 2544) (66688 bytes) obsoletes RFC 1944
Benchmarking Terminology for Firewall Performance (RFC 2647) (45374 bytes)
Terminology for ATM Benchmarking (RFC 2761) (61219 bytes)
Benchmarking Methodology for LAN Switching Devices (RFC 2889) (73251 bytes)
Methodology for ATM Benchmarking (RFC 3116) (294857 bytes)
Terminology for ATM ABR Benchmarking (RFC 3134) (29542 bytes)
Terminology for Frame Relay Benchmarking (RFC 3133) (44182 bytes)
Terminology for Forwarding Information Base (FIB) based Router Performance (RFC 3222) (25483 bytes)
Benchmarking Methodology for Firewall Performance (RFC 3511) (67916 bytes)
Methodology for IP Multicast Benchmarking (RFC 3918) (64652 bytes)
Terminology for Benchmarking BGP Device Convergence in the Control Plane (RFC 4098) (66845 bytes)
Benchmarking Basic OSPF Single Router Control Plane Convergence (RFC 4061) (32706 bytes)
OSPF Benchmarking Terminology and Concepts (RFC 4062) (15784 bytes)
Considerations When Using Basic OSPF Convergence Benchmarks (RFC 4063) (23401 bytes)
Terminology for Benchmarking Network-layer Traffic Control Mechanisms (RFC 4689) (62369 bytes)
Hash and Stuffing: Overlooked Factors in Network Device Benchmarking (RFC 4814) (59272 bytes)
Benchmarking Terminology for Resource Reservation Capable Routers (RFC 4883) (54205 bytes)

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