{"draft":"draft-ietf-bmwg-firewall-08","doc_id":"RFC3511","title":" Benchmarking Methodology for Firewall Performance ","authors":["B. Hickman","D. Newman","S. Tadjudin","T. Martin"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"34","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"Benchmarking Methodology","abstract":" This document discusses and defines a number of tests that may be used to describe the performance characteristics of firewalls.  In addition to defining the tests, this document also describes specific formats for reporting the results of the tests. This document is a product of the Benchmarking Methodology Working Group (BMWG) of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).  This memo provides information for the Internet community.  ","pub_date":"March 2003","keywords":["client server","traffic","authentication","web caching"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":["RFC9411"],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC3511","errata_url":null}