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RFC 4656: A One-way Active Measurement Protocol (OWAMP)

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The One-Way Active Measurement Protocol (OWAMP) measures unidirectional characteristics such as one-way delay and one-way loss. High-precision measurement of these one-way IP performance metrics became possible with wider availability of good time sources (such as GPS and CDMA). OWAMP enables the interoperability of these measurements. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4656
Published
September 2006
Authors
S. Shalunov; B. Teitelbaum; A. Karp; J. Boote; M. Zekauskas
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
56
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 7717, RFC 7718, RFC 8545

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