The IESG has received a request from the Benchmarking Methodology WG (bmwg) to consider the following document: - 'Benchmarking Virtual Switches in OPNFV' <draft-ietf-bmwg-vswitch-opnfv-03.txt> as Informational RFC The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2017-05-15. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This memo describes the progress of the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) project on virtual switch performance "VSPERF". This project intends to build on the current and completed work of the Benchmarking Methodology Working Group in IETF, by referencing existing literature. The Benchmarking Methodology Working Group has traditionally conducted laboratory characterization of dedicated physical implementations of internetworking functions. Therefore, this memo begins to describe the additional considerations when virtual switches are implemented in general-purpose hardware. The expanded tests and benchmarks are also influenced by the OPNFV mission to support virtualization of the "telco" infrastructure. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bmwg-vswitch-opnfv/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bmwg-vswitch-opnfv/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
