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RFC 7980
Title: A Framework for Defining Network
Complexity
Author: M. Behringer, A. Retana,
R. White, G. Huston
Status: Informational
Stream: Independent
Date: October 2016
Mailbox: mbehring@cisco.com,
aretana@cisco.com,
russw@riw.us,
gih@apnic.net
Pages: 24
Characters: 56510
Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None
I-D Tag: draft-behringer-ncrg-complexity-framework-02.txt
URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7980
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7980
Complexity is a widely used parameter in network design, yet there is
no generally accepted definition of the term. Complexity metrics
exist in a wide range of research papers, but most of these address
only a particular aspect of a network, for example, the complexity of
a graph or software. While it may be impossible to define a metric
for overall network complexity, there is a desire to better
understand the complexity of a network as a whole, as deployed today
to provide Internet services. This document provides a framework to
guide research on the topic of network complexity as well as some
practical examples for trade-offs in networking.
This document summarizes the work of the IRTF's Network Complexity
Research Group (NCRG) at the time of its closure. It does not
present final results, but a snapshot of an ongoing activity, as a
basis for future work.
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