Benchmarking Methodology for Network Security Device Performance
draft-ietf-bmwg-ngfw-performance-15

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Subject: Document Action: 'Benchmarking Methodology for Network Security Device Performance' to Informational RFC (draft-ietf-bmwg-ngfw-performance-15.txt)

The IESG has approved the following document:
- 'Benchmarking Methodology for Network Security Device Performance'
  (draft-ietf-bmwg-ngfw-performance-15.txt) as Informational RFC

This document is the product of the Benchmarking Methodology Working Group.

The IESG contact persons are Warren Kumari and Robert Wilton.

A URL of this Internet Draft is:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bmwg-ngfw-performance/

Ballot Text

Technical Summary

   This document provides benchmarking terminology and methodology for
next-generation network security devices including next-generation
firewalls (NGFW), next-generation intrusion prevention systems
(NGIPS), and unified threat management (UTM) implementations.  This
document aims to improve the applicability, reproducibility, and
transparency of benchmarks and to align the test methodology with
today's increasingly complex layer 7 security centric network
application use cases.  The main areas covered in this document are
test terminology, test configuration parameters, and benchmarking
methodology for NGFW and NGIPS.

Working Group Summary

   Consensus for these drafts required several WGLC which prompted
careful review and further comments. The scope of the document was
appropriately tightened during review. The process to achieve 
consensus was long but smooth, and at no time was there sustained 
controversy. 

Document Quality

   There are at least two existing implementations of the test methods described in the memo, both full and partial. Many layers of review contributed to the quality of the document (authors, external NetSecOpen organization, and many working group participants sharing comments on bmwg-list).

Personnel
Al Morton is DS (Document Shepherd).
Warren Kumari is RAD!!!! (Responsible Area Director).

RFC Editor Note