Large-Scale Broadband Measurement Use Cases
RFC 7536
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) M. Linsner
Request for Comments: 7536 Cisco Systems
Category: Informational P. Eardley
ISSN: 2070-1721 T. Burbridge
BT
F. Sorensen
Nkom
May 2015
Large-Scale Broadband Measurement Use Cases
Abstract
Measuring broadband performance on a large scale is important for
network diagnostics by providers and users, as well as for public
policy. Understanding the various scenarios and users of measuring
broadband performance is essential to development of the Large-scale
Measurement of Broadband Performance (LMAP) framework, information
model, and protocol. This document details two use cases that can
assist in developing that framework. The details of the measurement
metrics themselves are beyond the scope of this document.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Use Cases .......................................................3
2.1. Internet Service Provider (ISP) Use Case ...................3
2.2. Regulator Use Case .........................................4
3. Details of ISP Use Case .........................................5
3.1. Understanding the Quality Experienced by Customers .........5
3.2. Understanding the Impact and Operation of New Devices
and Technology .............................................6
3.3. Design and Planning ........................................6
3.4. Monitoring Service Level Agreements ........................7
3.5. Identifying, Isolating, and Fixing Network Problems ........7
4. Details of Regulator Use Case ...................................8
4.1. Providing Transparent Performance Information ..............8
4.2. Measuring Broadband Deployment .............................9
4.3. Monitoring Traffic Management Practices ...................10
5. Implementation Options .........................................10
6. Conclusions ....................................................12
7. Security Considerations ........................................13
8. Informative References .........................................15
Contributors ......................................................17
Authors' Addresses ................................................17
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1. Introduction
This document describes two use cases for the Large-scale Measurement
of Broadband Performance (LMAP). The use cases contained in this
document are (1) the Internet Service Provider Use Case and (2) the
Regulator Use Case. In the first, a network operator wants to
understand the performance of the network and the quality experienced
by customers, while in the second, a regulator wants to provide
information on the performance of the ISPs in their jurisdiction.
There are other use cases that are not the focus of the initial LMAP
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