--- 1/draft-ietf-ippm-bw-capacity-02.txt 2006-06-23 22:13:05.000000000 +0200 +++ 2/draft-ietf-ippm-bw-capacity-03.txt 2006-06-23 22:13:05.000000000 +0200 @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ IP Performance Metrics Working P. Chimento Group JHU Applied Physics Lab Internet-Draft J. Ishac -Expires: November 18, 2006 NASA Glenn Research Center - May 17, 2006 +Expires: December 23, 2006 NASA Glenn Research Center + June 21, 2006 Defining Network Capacity - draft-ietf-ippm-bw-capacity-02 + draft-ietf-ippm-bw-capacity-03 Status of this Memo By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that any applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is aware have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she becomes aware will be disclosed, in accordance with Section 6 of BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that @@ -24,21 +24,21 @@ and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. - This Internet-Draft will expire on November 18, 2006. + This Internet-Draft will expire on December 23, 2006. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). Abstract Measuring capacity is a task that sounds simple, but in reality can be quite complex. In addition, the lack of a unified nomenclature on this subject makes it increasingly difficult to properly build, test, @@ -210,50 +210,51 @@ The previous definitions specify a link's capacity, namely the IP information bits that can be transmitted across a link or path should the resource be free of any congestion. Determining how much capacity is available for use on a congested link is potentially much more useful. However, in order to define the available capacity we must first specify how much is being used. IP Layer Link Usage: The average usage of a link L, Used(L,T,I), is the actual number - of IP layer bits correctly transmitted from any source over link L + of IP layer bits from any source, correctly received over link L during the interval [T, T+I], divided by I. An important distinction between usage and capacity is that Used(L,T,I) is not the maximum amount, but rather, the actual amount - of IP bits that are sent. The information transmitted across the - link can be generated by any source, including those who may not be - directly attached to either side of the link. In addition, each - information flow from these sources may share any number (from one to - n) of links in the overall path between S and D. Next, we express - usage as a fraction of the overall IP layer link capacity. + of IP bits that are correctly received. The information transmitted + across the link can be generated by any source, including those who + may not be directly attached to either side of the link. In + addition, each information flow from these sources may share any + number (from one to n) of links in the overall path between S and D. + Next, we express usage as a fraction of the overall IP layer link + capacity. Average IP Layer Link Utilization: Util(L,T,I) = ( Used(L,T,I) / C(L,T,I) ) Thus, the utilization now represents the fraction of the capacity that is being used and is a value between zero, meaning nothing is used, and one, meaning the link is fully saturated. Multiplying the utilization by 100 yields the percent utilization of the link. By using the above, we can now define the capacity available over the link as well as the path between S and D. Note that this is essentially the definition in [PDM]. IP Layer Available Link Capacity AvailCap(L,T,I) = C(L,T,I) * ( 1 - Util(L,T,I) ) IP Layer Available Path Capacity AvailCap(P,T,I) = min {1..n} {AvailCap(Ln,T,I)} - Since measurements of available capacity are more volatile that that + Since measurements of available capacity are more volatile than that of capacity, it is important that both the time and interval be specified as their values have a great deal of influence on the results. In addition, a sequence of measurements may be beneficial in offsetting the volatility when attempting to characterize available capacity. 3. Discussion 3.1 Standard or Correctly Formed Packets