[bmwg] Alvaro Retana's Discuss on draft-ietf-bmwg-dcbench-methodology-12: (with DISCUSS and COMMENT)

[Alvaro Retana <[e-mail]>]

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DISCUSS:
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This document contains both the RFC2119 boilerplate and specific definitions
for MUST, SHOULD/RECOMMENDED and MAY. Even though the additional definitions
are close enough to RFC2119, I think that one of them should be taken off to
avoid any type of confusion.

Note that the (new) definitions in this document are focused around "metrics",
which would not apply to text such as (from 2.2) "A traffic generator SHOULD be
connected to all ports on the DUT. Two tests MUST be conducted...".


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COMMENT:
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I support Mirja's DISCUSS.  The authors recognize that the applicability of the
tests described may go beyond the DC, so it should be reflected appropriately
(starting with the title of the document).  From the Abstract:

   The purpose of this informational document is to establish test and
   evaluation methodology and measurement techniques for physical
   network equipment in the data center. Many of these terms and methods
   may be applicable beyond this publication's scope as the technologies
   originally applied in the data center are deployed elsewhere.