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Terminology for Frame Relay Benchmarking

Network Working Group                                            J. Dunn
Request for Comments: 3133                                     C. Martin
Category: Informational                                        ANC, Inc.
                                                               June 2001


                Terminology for Frame Relay Benchmarking

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2001).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This memo discusses and defines terms associated with performance
   benchmarking tests and the results of these tests in the context of
   frame relay switching devices.

I. Background

1. Introduction

   This document provides terminology for Frame Relay switching devices.
   It extends terminology already defined for benchmarking network
   interconnect devices in RFCs 1242, 1944 and 2285.  Although some of
   the definitions in this memo may be applicable to a broader group of
   network interconnect devices, the primary focus of the terminology in
   this memo is on Frame Relay Signaling.

   This memo contains two major sections: Background and Definitions.
   The background section provides the reader with an overview of the
   technology and IETF formalisms.  The definitions section is split
   into two sub-sections.  The formal definitions sub-section is
   provided as a courtesy to the reader.  The measurement definitions
   sub-section contains performance metrics with inherent units.

   The BMWG produces two major classes of documents: Benchmarking
   Terminology documents and Benchmarking Methodology documents.  The
   Terminology documents present the benchmarks and other related terms.
   The Methodology documents define the procedures required to collect
   the benchmarks cited in the corresponding Terminology documents.




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