RFC 9411: Benchmarking Methodology for Network Security Device Performance

This document provides benchmarking terminology and methodology for next-generation network security devices, including next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) and…

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Outgoing relationships (17 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 3511: Benchmarking Methodology for Firewall Performance
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Informative reference — RFC 8446: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3
Informative reference — RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informative reference — RFC 9000: QUIC: A UDP-Based Multiplexed and Secure Transport
Informative reference — RFC 9113: HTTP/2
Informative reference — RFC 9293: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Informative reference — RFC 2544: Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices
Informative reference — RFC 9114: HTTP/3
Informative reference — RFC 6890: Special-Purpose IP Address Registries
Informative reference — RFC 9001: Using TLS to Secure QUIC
Informative reference — RFC 9002: QUIC Loss Detection and Congestion Control
Informative reference — RFC 5180: IPv6 Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices
Informative reference — RFC 9204: QPACK: Field Compression for HTTP/3
Informative reference — RFC 2647: Benchmarking Terminology for Firewall Performance
Informative reference — RFC 6815: Applicability Statement for RFC 2544: Use on Production Networks Considered Harmful

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9693: Benchmarking Methodology for Stateful NATxy Gateways