RFC 3134 (rfc3134) - Page 2 of 16
Terminology for ATM ABR Benchmarking
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RFC 3134 Terminology for ATM ABR Benchmarking June 2001 the ability to configure ATM addresses (via hard coded addresses, ILMI or PNNI neighbor discovery), has the ability to run SSCOP, and has the ability to perform signaled call setups (via UNI or PNNI signaling). Finally, this document presents only the terminology associated with benchmarking IP performance over ATM; therefore, it does not represent a total compilation of ATM test terminology. The BMWG produces two major classes of documents: Benchmarking Terminology documents and Benchmarking Methodology documents. The Terminology documents present the benchmarks and other related terms. The Methodology documents define the procedures required to collect the benchmarks cited in the corresponding Terminology documents. 2. Existing Definitions. RFC 1242, "Benchmarking Terminology for Network Interconnect Devices", should be consulted before attempting to make use of this document. RFC 2544, "Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices", contains discussions of a number of terms relevant to the benchmarking of switching devices and should be consulted. RFC 2285, "Benchmarking Terminology for LAN Switching Devices", contains a number of terms pertaining to traffic distributions and datagram interarrival. RFC 2761, "Terminology for ATM Benchmarking", contains a number terms pertaining to traffic management [TM4.0, TM4.1]. Many of the metrics defined in RFC 2761 (e.g., CDV, CER, CLR, CMR, and CTD) also apply to ABR performance benchmarking. These metrics will not be redefined in this document. For the sake of clarity and continuity, this RFC adopts the template for definitions set out in Section 2 of RFC 1242. II. Definitions The definitions presented in this section have been divided into two groups. The first group is formal definitions, which are required in the definitions of the performance metrics but are not themselves strictly metrics. These definitions are subsumed from other work done in other working groups both inside and outside the IETF. They are provided as a courtesy to the reader. 1. Formal Definitions 1.1. Definition Format (from RFC 1242) Term to be defined. Definition: The specific definition for the term. Dunn & Martin Informational
