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Technical Summary
This set of memos describes the process for benchmarking IGP
Route Convergence as described in the Applicability memo.
This approach measures convergence time in the dataplane,
and treats the Device Under Test as a Black Box.
The methodology and terminology memos define the metrics and
process for benchmarking route convergence that can be applied
to any link-state IGP such as ISIS and OSPF.
WG Summary
The drafts received extensive comment and review since their
initial acceptance on the WG charter in 2003.
Many active WG members affirmed that this set of drafts
were ready for publication (WGLC in October, 2005).
There was a subsequent cross-area review that resulted in
additional minor revisions, discussed and agreed by the WG.
Protocol Summary
These methods have been performed in at least one lab,
and review comments were posted based on that experience.
Several test equipment vendors commented actively during the WG
development.
RFC EDITOR NOTES
Section 1.2
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The contribution of each of these factors listed above will vary with each
router vendors' architecture and IGP implementation. Routers may have a
centralized forwarding architecture, in which one forwarding table is
calculated and referenced for all arriving packets, or a distributed
forwarding architecture, in which the central forwarding table is calculated
and distributed to the interfaces for local look-up as packets arrive.
The distributed forwarding tables are typically maintained in hardware.
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The contribution of each of these factors listed above will vary with each
router vendors' architecture and IGP implementation. Routers may have a
centralized forwarding architecture, in which one forwarding table is
calculated and referenced for all arriving packets, or a distributed
forwarding architecture, in which the central forwarding table is calculated
and distributed to the interfaces for local look-up as packets arrive.
The distributed forwarding tables are typically maintained
(loaded and changed) in software.
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Section 7
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For each test case, it is RECOMMENDED that the reporting tables below
be completed and all time values SHOULD be reported with
a sufficiently high resolution.
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For each test case, it is RECOMMENDED that the reporting tables below
be completed and all time values SHOULD be reported with
a sufficiently high resolution (fractions of a second sufficient to
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distinguish significant differences between measured values).
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