Subject: [ippm] draft-ietf-ippm-tcp-throughput-tm-01.txt

From: Barry Constantine <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 08:29:03 -0700

Hello All,

Thank you all for very good comments and suggestions during the Anaheim session.

The new version of draft-ietf-ippm-tcp-throughput-tm-01.txt has been uploaded and the comments from Anaheim have been incorporated.

A quick summary of the changes include:

-        Defined TCP testing in the context of operational networks
-        Added other "pre-TCP testing" Layer 2 / 3 testing techniques (other than RFC2544)
-        Clarified the use of the term SLA in the context of network installation and turn-up of services
-        Specified general requirements for the test element performance (general purpose computers versus dedicated communication testers)
-        Added some examples (and placeholders) for results interpretation

Next steps: a test lab is in place and will be used to further refine the draft methodology.  The lab consists of a representative 10Gig operator network, including a network impairment simulator.

Hope to publish -02 in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks,
Barry

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