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PROPOSED STANDARD

Authors:

N. Duffield
A. Morton
J. Sommers

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IETF

Source:

ippm (ops)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6534

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Abstract

The IETF has developed a one-way packet loss metric that measures theloss rate on a Poisson and Periodic probe streams between two hosts.However, the impact of packet loss on applications is, in general,sensitive not just to the average loss rate but also to the way inwhich packet losses are distributed in loss episodes (i.e., maximalsets of consecutively lost probe packets). This document definesone-way packet loss episode metrics, specifically, the frequency andaverage duration of loss episodes and a probing methodology underwhich the loss episode metrics are to be measured. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.