�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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