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    Packet loss rate measurement testing and problem statement. Different methods result in different packet loss rates. Find a way that works well on peering links with consistent testing results.

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    IPPacketlossratemeasurement testingandproblemstatement

    draftfanopsawgpacketloss01
    PengFan,LuHuang(ChinaMobile) MachChen(Huawei) NagendraKumar(Cisco)

    Motivation
    ProblemsexistwhenmeasuringIPLRonpeeringlink
    Differentmethodsresultindifferentpacketlossrates Unabletoknowthepacketlossrateofinboundtraffic
    Provider A
    router

    router

    Provider B

    Overviewofdifferentmethods
    Problemsandguidance

    Hopetoreachasolution
    Findawaythatworkswellonpeeringlinkswithconsistenttesting results

    Methodsforpacketlossratemeasurement
    Activeapproaches:
    ICMPping
    Startedonroutersorprobes,throughCLIorSNMP

    OWAMP&TWAMP ProprietaryTools
    SupportICMP,TCP/UDP,HTTP;e.g.RPM(juniper),IPSLA(cisco), NQA(huawei),SAA(ALU)

    Passiveapproaches:
    Interfacestatisticsreport
    FetchedthroughCLIorSNMP,packetlossratecanbecalculated

    Coloringbasedmethods
    3

    TestonIPLRmeasurement
    TestcasesofICMPping
    UsingCLI/SNMP;started/targetedonrouter/probe

    Errorsexist,sometimestoolargetobeused
    0%lossofICMPpacketsvs.50%lossofservicetrafficinsomecases

    Differentvaluesamongtestcasesandvendors StatisticsReportgivesmostaccuratevalues
    Constantamongtestcasesandvendors

    Issuesformeasurement
    Issuestobeconsideredwhenusingping
    Forwardingclass:routersmaybydefaultputICMPandservicetraffic intodifferentclasses;ICMPwithCLIandSNMPmayalsobedifferent Internalpriority:implementationrelated;maynotbeabletoadjust Ingresslinecard:pollingscheduleallowinglinecardstogetforwarding resources RatelimitationtowardsCPU:excessiveICMPpacketssendingtoCPU maybedropped

    Interfacereport
    Directandaccurate;notasmartwaythough Requiredirectaccesstorouters;difficultincrossdomainscenarios

    Considerations
    Activemeasurement:Bettertoguaranteetesttrafficand servicetraffichavethesamedroppossibility Pingconsiderations
    Resultsrelatedtospecificforwardingclassofaninterface BettertomakeICMPtraffictransit:startpingonprobes >portoccupationonrouters;shouldavoidcongestiononpath betweenprobesandrouters

    Interfacereport
    Irrelevanttointernalimplementation Canonlymeasureoutboundtrafficonlinksbetweenproviders

    Nextstep
    Invitecomments Updatedrafttogivemoreanalysis Startworkonpassivemeasurementframework/protocols? Findawaytosolvetheinterdomainmonitoringproblem CanitbeaWGitem?

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