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INFORMATIONAL

Updates:

RFC 1242,RFC 2544

Authors:

R. Asati
C. Pignataro
F. Calabria
C. Olvera

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IETF

Source:

bmwg (ops)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6201

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Abstract

An operational forwarding device may need to be restarted(automatically or manually) for a variety of reasons, an eventcalled a "reset" in this document. Since there may be aninterruption in the forwarding operation during a reset, it isuseful to know how long a device takes to resume the forwardingoperation.

This document specifies a methodology for characterizing reset (andreset time) during benchmarking of forwarding devices and providesclarity and consistency in reset test procedures beyond what isspecified in RFC 2544. Therefore, it updates RFC 2544. This documentalso defines the benchmarking term "reset time" and, only in this,updates RFC 1242. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.