@techreport{ietf-bmwg-mlrsearch-08, number = {draft-ietf-bmwg-mlrsearch-08}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bmwg-mlrsearch/08/}, author = {Maciek Konstantynowicz and Vratko Polák}, title = {{Multiple Loss Ratio Search}}, pagetotal = 67, year = 2024, month = oct, day = 21, abstract = {This document proposes extensions to {[}RFC2544{]} throughput search by defining a new methodology called Multiple Loss Ratio search (MLRsearch). MLRsearch aims to minimize search duration, support multiple loss ratio searches, and enhance result repeatability and comparability. The primary reason for extending {[}RFC2544{]} is to address the challenges and requirements presented by the evaluation and testing the data planes of software-based networking systems. To give users more freedom, MLRsearch provides additional configuration options such as allowing multiple short trials per load instead of one large trial, tolerating a certain percentage of trial results with higher loss, and supporting the search for multiple goals with varying loss ratios.}, }