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	RFC 1242:

        Title:      Benchmarking Terminology for Network
                    Interconnection Devices
       	Author:     S. Bradner, Editor
	Mailbox:    SOB@HARVARD.HARVARD.EDU
	Pages:      12
	Characters: 22,143
        Obsoletes/Updates:  none

		pathname: rfc/rfc1242.txt


This memo discusses and defines a number of terms that are used in
describing performance benchmarking tests and the results of such
tests.  The terms defined in this memo will be used in additional
memos to define specific benchmarking tests and the suggested format
to be used in reporting the results of each of the tests.  This memo
is a product of the Benchmarking Methodology Working Group (BMWG) of
the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute