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Benchmarking Methodology for Firewall Performance
draft-ietf-bmwg-firewall-08

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Document Stream: IETF
Last updated: 2003-01-29
Intended RFC status: Informational
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IESG State: RFC 3511
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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.

Authors:
Brooks Hickman <brooks.hickman@spirentcom.com>
Terry Martin <tmartin@gvnw.com>
Saldju Tadjudin <saldju.tadjudin@spirentcom.com>
David Newman <dnewman@networktest.com>

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