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

I just checked the IESG evaluation record, and there are a few
more comments I'll try to include in the revision.

> -----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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