RFC 3148: A Framework for Defining Empirical Bulk Transfer Capacity Metrics

This document defines a framework for standardizing multiple BTC (Bulk Transport Capacity) metrics that parallel the permitted transport diversity. This memo…

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Outgoing relationships (16 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Informative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 1191: Path MTU discovery
Informative reference — RFC 2475: An Architecture for Differentiated Services
Informative reference — RFC 1323: TCP Extensions for High Performance
Informative reference — RFC 2018: TCP Selective Acknowledgment Options
Informative reference — RFC 2330: Framework for IP Performance Metrics
Informative reference — RFC 1633: Integrated Services in the Internet Architecture: an Overview
Informative reference — RFC 2988: Computing TCP's Retransmission Timer
Informative reference — RFC 2581: TCP Congestion Control
Informative reference — RFC 3042: Enhancing TCP's Loss Recovery Using Limited Transmit
Informative reference — RFC 2001: TCP Slow Start, Congestion Avoidance, Fast Retransmit, and Fast Recovery Algorithms
Informative reference — RFC 2582: The NewReno Modification to TCP's Fast Recovery Algorithm
Informative reference — RFC 2481: A Proposal to add Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP
Informative reference — RFC 2525: Known TCP Implementation Problems
Informative reference — RFC 2216: Network Element Service Specification Template

Incoming relationships (7 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6703: Reporting IP Network Performance Metrics: Different Points of View
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7640: Traffic Management Benchmarking
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7312: Advanced Stream and Sampling Framework for IP Performance Metrics (IPPM)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7497: Rate Measurement Test Protocol Problem Statement and Requirements
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8337: Model-Based Metrics for Bulk Transport Capacity
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9097: Metrics and Methods for One-Way IP Capacity
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9946: The UDP Speed Test Protocol (UDPSTP) for One-Way IP Capacity Metric Measurement