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	Title		: A Proposed Media Delivery Index
	Author(s)	: J. Welch, J. Clark
	Filename	: draft-welch-mdi-01.txt
	Pages		: 15
	Date		: 2005-5-13

This memo defines a Media Delivery Index (MDI) measurement which can 
   be used as a diagnostic tool or a quality indicator for monitoring a 
   network intended to deliver UDP-based applications such as Streaming 
   Media MPEG video and Voice over IP or other arrival time and packet 
   loss sensitive information.  It provides an indication of traffic 
   jitter, a measure of deviation from nominal flow rates, and a data 
   loss at-a-glance measure for a particular flow.  For instance, the 
   MDI may be used as a reference in characterizing and comparing 
   networks carrying UDP Streaming Media. Included is a set of managed 
   objects for SNMP-based management of IP media streams for which an 
   MDI measurement is obtained. 

   The Media Delivery Index measurement and MIB defined in this memo is 
   intended for Information only.

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