@misc{rfc8172,
    series =    {Request for Comments},
    number =    8172,
    howpublished =  {RFC 8172},
    publisher = {RFC Editor},
    doi =       {10.17487/RFC8172},
    url =       {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8172},
    author =    {Al Morton},
    title =     {{Considerations for Benchmarking Virtual Network Functions and Their Infrastructure}},
    pagetotal = 15,
    year =      2017,
    month =     jul,
    abstract =  {The Benchmarking Methodology Working Group has traditionally conducted laboratory characterization of dedicated physical implementations of internetworking functions. This memo investigates additional considerations when network functions are virtualized and performed in general-purpose hardware.},
}