Multicast Monitoring on RIPE NCC Test Traffic Boxes
- State:
- Withdrawn
- Publication date
- Affects
- Draft document
- Multicast Monitoring on RIPE NCC Test Traffic Boxes
- Author
- Proposal Version
- 2.0 - 20 Apr 2006
- All Versions
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- Withdrawn
- 09 May 2006
- State Discription
- During the discussion phase, the working group decided that the RIPE NCC should do the work and that there was no need to complete the full PDP cycle for this proposal
- Working Group
- Test Traffic Working Group
- Proposal type
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- Modify
- Policy term
- Permanent
This proposal is to add functionality to the Test Traffic Measurement (TTM) service that allows for testing of multicast-capable networks.
a. Arguments supporting the proposal:
The RIPE NCC test-boxes form a very useful measurement platform, distributed over a large number of provider networks.
IP Multicast monitoring is inherently difficult, as you cannot easily probe connectivity from a single point of view - some problems need testing and monitoring from multiple different locations to identify "black holes" on some paths.
Troubleshooting connectivity issues that span multiple networks is easier if a neutral entity does the monitoring and pinpoints problem areas.
I think the RIPE NCC Test Traffic network is uniquely qualified to do this.
An informal poll on the Test Traffic Working Group mailing list has shown that there are a fair number of current test-box hosts interested in this feature.
b. Arguments opposing the proposal:
Some arguments have been brought forward that there are not enough multicast-capable networks to make this a worthwile action.