Data Center Benchmarking Methodology
RFC 8239
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) L. Avramov
Request for Comments: 8239 Google
Category: Informational J. Rapp
ISSN: 2070-1721 VMware
August 2017
Data Center Benchmarking Methodology
Abstract
The purpose of this informational document is to establish test and
evaluation methodology and measurement techniques for physical
network equipment in the data center. RFC 8238 is a prerequisite for
this document, as it contains terminology that is considered
normative. Many of these terms and methods may be applicable beyond
the scope of this document as the technologies originally applied in
the data center are deployed elsewhere.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents
approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8239.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Requirements Language ......................................4
1.2. Methodology Format and Repeatability Recommendation ........4
2. Line-Rate Testing ...............................................4
2.1. Objective ..................................................4
2.2. Methodology ................................................4
2.3. Reporting Format ...........................................5
3. Buffering Testing ...............................................6
3.1. Objective ..................................................6
3.2. Methodology ................................................7
3.3. Reporting Format ...........................................9
4. Microburst Testing .............................................10
4.1. Objective .................................................10
4.2. Methodology ...............................................10
4.3. Reporting Format ..........................................11
5. Head-of-Line Blocking ..........................................12
5.1. Objective .................................................12
5.2. Methodology ...............................................12
5.3. Reporting Format ..........................................14
6. Incast Stateful and Stateless Traffic ..........................15
6.1. Objective .................................................15
6.2. Methodology ...............................................15
6.3. Reporting Format ..........................................17
7. Security Considerations ........................................17
8. IANA Considerations ............................................17
9. References .....................................................18
9.1. Normative References ......................................18
9.2. Informative References ....................................18
Acknowledgments ...................................................19
Authors' Addresses ................................................19
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1. Introduction
Traffic patterns in the data center are not uniform and are
constantly changing. They are dictated by the nature and variety of
applications utilized in the data center. They can be largely
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