1 Scope
2 References
3 Abbreviations and acronyms
4 Layered model of performance for IP service
5 Generic IP service performance model
5.1 Network components
5.2 Exchange links and network sections
5.3 Measurement points and measurable sections
5.4 IP packet transfer reference events (IPREs)
5.5 IP packet transfer outcomes
6 IP packet transfer performance parameters
6.1 Packet qualifications
6.2 IP packet transfer delay
6.3 IP packet error ratio (IPER)
6.4 IP packet loss ratio (IPLR)
6.5 Spurious IP packet rate
6.6 IP packet reordered ratio (IPRR)
6.7 IP packet severe loss block ratio (IPSLBR)
6.8 IP packet duplicate ratio (IPDR)
6.9 Replicated IP packet ratio (RIPR)
6.10 Stream repair parameters
6.11 Capacity parameters
6.12 Flow-related parameters
7 IP service availability
7.1 IP service availability function
7.2 IP service availability parameters
Appendix I – IP packet routing considerations
Appendix II – Secondary terminology for IP packet delay variation
II.1 Introduction
II.2 Definition of inter-packet delay variation
II.3 Definition of 1-point packet delay variation
II.4 Guidance on applying the different parameters
Appendix III – Rate and throughput capacity related parameters
III.1 Definition of IP packet rate parameters
III.2 References for throughput parameters and measurements
III.3 Open issues
Appendix IV – Tests of IP service availability state and sampling estimation of
IP service availability parameters
IV.1 Minimal test of IP service availability state (for test
methodologies and test sets)
IV.2 Test of IP service availability state (using sequential probability
ratio test)
IV.3 Alternate test of statistical significance to determine IP
service availability
IV.4 Sampling estimation of IP service availability
Appendix V – Material relevant to IP performance measurement methods
Appendix VI – Background on IP service availability
VI.1 Introduction
VI.2 Background
VI.3 Definitions of the regions in Figure VI.1
VI.4 Summary
Appendix VII – Packet performance parameters for estimation and optimization
of stream repair techniques
VII.1 Introduction
VII.2 Short description of application-layer stream repair techniques
VII.3 Simple model of application-layer stream repair techniques
VII.4 Example of performance parameters to characterize stream repair
variables
VII.5 Discussion of parameter measurement and usage
VII.6 Additional considerations
Appendix VIII – IP-layer capacity framework
VIII.1 Introduction
VIII.2 Terminology and relation to IETF RFC 5136
VIII.3 Items for further study
Appendix IX – Explanation of TCP-based measurement inadequacy to meet normative
requirements
IX.1 Introduction
IX.2 Comparison with normative requirements
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