{"draft":"draft-ietf-bmwg-mpls-forwarding-meth-06","doc_id":"RFC5695","title":"MPLS Forwarding Benchmarking Methodology for IP Flows","authors":["A. Akhter","R. Asati","C. Pignataro"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"27","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"Benchmarking Methodology","abstract":"This document describes a methodology specific to the benchmarking\r\nof Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) forwarding devices, limited\r\nto the most common MPLS packet forwarding scenarios and delay\r\nmeasurements for each, considering IP flows.  It builds upon the\r\ntenets set forth in RFC 2544, RFC 1242, and other IETF Benchmarking\r\nMethodology Working Group (BMWG) efforts.  This document seeks to\r\nextend these efforts to the MPLS paradigm.  This memo provides \r\ninformation for the Internet community.","pub_date":"November 2009","keywords":["multiprotocol label switching","mpmls forwarding devices"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC5695","errata_url":"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/errata\/rfc5695"}