RFC 6390: Guidelines for Considering New Performance Metric Development
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes a framework and a process for developing Performance Metrics of protocols and applications transported over IETF-specified protocols. These metrics can be used to characterize traffic on live networks and services. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6390
- Published
- October 2011
- Authors
- A. Clark; B. Claise
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- ops
- Pages
- 23
- Also known as
- BCP170
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