Re: [bmwg] Document Action: 'IMIX Genome: Specification of variable packet sizes for additional testing' to Informational RFC (draft-ietf-bmwg-imix-genome-04.txt)

On 6/3/13 2:05 PM, MORTON JR., ALFRED C (AL) wrote:
> I just checked the IESG evaluation record, and there are a few
> more comments I'll try to include in the revision.
I've put it in ad followup needed.

if you're going to do another edit please do so quickly.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: joel jaeggli [mailto:joelja@bogus.com]
>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 4:34 PM
>> To: MORTON JR., ALFRED C (AL); Benoit Claise
>> Cc: bmwg chair; bmwg mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [bmwg] Document Action: 'IMIX Genome: Specification of
>> variable packet sizes for additional testing' to Informational RFC (draft-
>> ietf-bmwg-imix-genome-04.txt)
>>
>> On 6/3/13 12:55 PM, MORTON JR., ALFRED C (AL) wrote:
>>> Hey Joel,  we agreed to several changes that have only appeared in
>>> a preliminary version (the diffs I sent to Benoit in reply to comments).
>>>
>>> I need to upload the revised version ASAP, I suppose...
>> yes
>>> Al
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: bmwg-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:bmwg-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> The IESG
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 3:36 PM
>>>> To: IETF-Announce
>>>> Cc: bmwg chair; bmwg mailing list; RFC Editor
>>>> Subject: [bmwg] Document Action: 'IMIX Genome: Specification of
>> variable
>>>> packet sizes for additional testing' to Informational RFC (draft-ietf-
>>>> bmwg-imix-genome-04.txt)
>>>>
>>>> The IESG has approved the following document:
>>>> - 'IMIX Genome: Specification of variable packet sizes for additional
>>>>      testing'
>>>>     (draft-ietf-bmwg-imix-genome-04.txt) as Informational RFC
>>>>
>>>> This document is the product of the Benchmarking Methodology Working
>>>> Group.
>>>>
>>>> The IESG contact persons are Joel Jaeggli and Benoit Claise.
>>>>
>>>> A URL of this Internet Draft is:
>>>> http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bmwg-imix-genome/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Technical Summary
>>>>
>>>>      Benchmarking Methodologies have always relied on test conditions
>> with
>>>>      constant packet sizes, with the goal of understanding what network
>>>>      device capability has been tested.  Tests with constant packet size
>>>>      reveal device capabilities but differ significantly from the
>>>>      conditions encountered in operational deployment, and so additional
>>>>      tests are sometimes conducted with a mixture of packet sizes, or
>>>>      "IMIX".  The mixture of sizes a networking device will encounter is
>>>>      highly variable and depends on many factors.  An IMIX suited for
>> one
>>>>      networking device and deployment will not be appropriate for
>> another.
>>>>      However, the mix of sizes may be known and the tester may be asked
>> to
>>>>      augment the fixed size tests.  To address this need, and the
>>>>      perpetual goal of specifying repeatable test conditions, this draft
>>>>      defines a way to specify the exact repeating sequence of packet
>> sizes
>>>>      from the usual set of fixed sizes, and other forms of mixed size
>>>>
>>>> Working Group Summary
>>>>
>>>> WG Consensus was smooth after development over a reasonable period of
>>>> time.
>>>>
>>>> Document Quality
>>>>
>>>> There are many implementations of various test equipment that use IMIX.
>>>>
>>>> Personnel
>>>>
>>>> Who is the Document Shepherd?  Lucien Avramov
>>>> Who is the Responsible Area Director?  Joel Jaeggli
>>>>
>>>>
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