Agenda IETF111: bmwg
agenda-111-bmwg-02

BMWG Session (IETF-111)
Monday, July 26, 2021
14:00-16:00 US CDT  (UTC-05) and  19:00-21:00 UTC
Monday Session I  (Room 4)
https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/111/agenda/

Draft Agenda as of July 26, 2021

WG Status
 - RFC 9004, Updates for the Back-to-Back Frame Benchmark (Update to RFC2544)
   https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9004
   Published in May 2021.
 - Benchmarking Methodology for EVPN and PBB-EVPN
   https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bmwg-evpntest/
   status: IESG Review on July 1, 2021; Resolving DISCUSS and Comment ballots

WG Drafts:

 - Multiple Loss Ratio Search
   draft-ietf-bmwg-mlrsearch-00.txt
   https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-bmwg-mlrsearch-01
   status:
   - This version describes the new logic and examples on throughput in
   transactions per second, not just packets.  Some more to do in next ver.
   - Reviewers Requested!

   - Benchmarking Methodology for Network Security Device Performance
   https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-bmwg-ngfw-performance-09
   status:
   - Draft was updated several times since March 2021 meeting
   - WGLC on -08 ended in May
   - several extensive reviews and supportive comments
   - Draft was updated on May 21, with Sarah's LC comments yet to address
   - WG decision: "...and this document obsoletes [RFC3511]."
       https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3511


Proposals:

 + A YANG Data Model for Network Interconnect Tester Management
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-vassilev-bmwg-network-interconnect-tester-06
   status:
   - This version adds capture "start-trigger" and "stop-trigger" configuration
   to the YANG model (a common feature for many traffic analyzer implementations)
   - Draft updated 11 July, 2021
   - Vladimir has shared "Yet Another RFC2544 Testimplementation"
   open-source/hardware implementation with the BMWG.

NEW !!
 + Benchmarking Methodology for Stateful NATxy Gateways using RFC 4814
   Pseudorandom Port Numbers
 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-lencse-bmwg-benchmarking-stateful-00
   status:
   - ~5 people have discussed the draft on the list in May-July
   - Reference to procedures in RFC 8219
   - TCP-based testing = compliments the NG security device testing?


 + AOB

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