The IESG has received a request from the IP Performance Metrics WG (ippm) to consider the following document: - 'Advanced Stream and Sampling Framework for IPPM' <draft-ietf-ippm-2330-update-04.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 2014-05-12. 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 To obtain repeatable results in modern networks, test descriptions need an expanded stream parameter framework that also augments aspects specified as Type-P for test packets. This memo updates the IP Performance Metrics (IPPM) Framework RFC 2330 with advanced considerations for measurement methodology and testing. The existing framework mostly assumes deterministic connectivity, and that a single test stream will represent the characteristics of the path when it is aggregated with other flows. Networks have evolved and test stream descriptions must evolve with them, otherwise unexpected network features may dominate the measured performance. This memo describes new stream parameters for both network characterization and support of application design using IPPM metrics. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ippm-2330-update/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ippm-2330-update/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
