[GROW] Re: Call for adoption: draft-msri-grow-bmp-stats-informational-tlv-02 (Ends 2026-05-04)

[David Wright <[e-mail]>]

Hi WG,

 I support adopting this draft, which adds important technical value to
statistics.

Thanks,
David


On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM Job Snijders via Datatracker <
[e-mail]> wrote:

> This message starts a grow WG Call for Adoption of:
> draft-msri-grow-bmp-stats-informational-tlv-02
>
> This Working Group Call for Adoption ends on 2026-05-04
>
> Abstract:
>    The BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) defines statistics reports that
>    provide periodic snapshots of various BGP-related metrics.  When
>    statistics are reported periodically, the snapshot values may not
>    reflect the variations that occurred between reporting intervals.
>    This document defines a Statistics Information TLV that can be used
>    to convey additional statistical information about BMP gauge-type
>    statistics during the reporting period.  This TLV reports the minimum
>    and maximum values observed (with timestamps indicating when they
>    occurred), along with additional statistical measures such as
>    average, median, or snapshot values.  This enables BMP collectors to
>    better understand the dynamics of monitored statistics even when the
>    reported snapshot values appear constant.
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