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draft-ietf-ippm-active-passive-02
Network Working Group                                          A. Morton
Internet-Draft                                                 AT&T Labs
Intended status: Informational                          October 19, 2015
Expires: April 21, 2016

 Active and Passive Metrics and Methods (and everything in-between, or
                                Hybrid)
                   draft-ietf-ippm-active-passive-02

Abstract

   This memo provides clear definitions for Active and Passive
   performance assessment.  The construction of Metrics and Methods can
   be described as Active or Passive.  Some methods may use a subset of
   both active and passive attributes, and we refer to these as Hybrid
   Methods.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Purpose and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.1.  Performance Metric  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.2.  Method of Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.3.  Observation Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.4.  Active Methods  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.5.  Active Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.6.  Passive Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.7.  Passive Metric  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.8.  Hybrid Methods and Metrics  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   4.  Discussion  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.1.  Graphical Representation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.2.  Discussion of PDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.3.  Discussion of "Coloring" Method . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     4.4.  Brief Discussion of OAM Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   5.  Security considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   7.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

1.  Introduction

   The adjectives "active" and "passive" have been used for many years
   to distinguish two different classes of Internet performance
   assessment.  The first Passive and Active Measurement (PAM)
   Conference was held in 2000, but the earliest proceedings available
   on-line are from the second PAM conference in 2001
   [https://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/pam-2001].

   The notions of "active" and "passive" are well-established.  In
   general:

      An Active metric or method depends on a dedicated measurement
      packet stream and observations of the stream.

      A Passive metric or method depends *solely* on observation of one
      or more existing packet streams.  The streams only serve

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      measurement when they are observed for that purpose, and are
      present whether measurements take place or not.

   As new techniques for assessment emerge it is helpful to have clear
   definitions of these notions.  This memo provides more detailed
   definitions, defines a new category for combinations of traditional
   active and passive techniques, and discusses means to evaluate new
   techniques as they emerge.

   This memo provides definitions for Active and Passive Metrics and
   Methods based on long usage in the Internet measurement community,
   and especially the Internet Engineering Task Force.  This memo also
   describes the comnination of fundamental Active and Passive
   categories, which are called Hybrid Methods and Metrics.

1.1.  Requirements Language

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

2.  Purpose and Scope

   The scope of this memo is to define and describe Active and Passive
   versions of metrics and methods which are consistent with the long-
   time usage of these adjectives in the Internet measurement community
   and especially the Internet Engineering Task Force.  Since the
   science of measurement is expanding, we provide a category for
   combinations of the traditional extremes, treating Active and Passive
   as a continuum and designating combinations of their attributes as
   Hybrid methods.

   Further, this memo's purpose includes describing multiple dimensions
   in which to evaluate methods as they emerge.

3.  Terms and Definitions

   This section defines the key terms of the memo.  Some definitions use
   the notion of "stream of interest" which is synonymous with
   "population of interest" defined in clause 6.1.1 of ITU-T
   Recommendation Y.1540 [Y.1540].  The definitions are consistent with
   [I-D.zheng-ippm-framework-passive].

3.1.  Performance Metric

   The standard definition of a quantity, produced in an assessment of
   performance and/or reliability of the network, which has an intended
   utility and is carefully specified to convey the exact meaning of a

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   measured value.  (This definition is consistent with that of
   Performance Metric in [RFC2330] and [RFC6390]).

3.2.  Method of Measurement

   The procedure or set of operations having the object of determining a
   Measured Value or Measurement Result.

3.3.  Observation Point

   See section 2 of [RFC7011] for this definition (a location in the
   network where packets can be observed), and related definitions.  The
   comparable term defined in IETF literature on Active measurement is
   Measurement Point, see section 4.1 of [RFC5835].  Two terms have come
   into use describing similar actions at the identified point in the
   network path.

3.4.  Active Methods

   Active measurement methods have the following attributes:

   1.  Commonly, the packet stream of interest is generated as the basis
       of measurement.  Sometimes, the adjective "synthetic" is used to
       categorize Active measurement streams [Y.1731].  Accompanying
       packet stream(s) may be generated to increase overall traffic
       load, though the loading stream(s) may not be measured.

   2.  The packets in the stream of interest have fields or field values
       (or are augmented or modified to include fields or field values)
       which are dedicated to measurement.  Since measurement usually
       requires determining the corresponding packets at multiple
       measurement points, a sequence number is the most common
       information dedicated to measurement, often combined with a
       timestamp.

   3.  The Source and Destination of the packet stream of interest are
       usually known a priori.

   4.  The characteristics of the packet stream of interest are known at
       the Source at least, and may be communicated to Destination as
       part of the method.  Note that some packet characteristics will
       normaly change during packet forwarding.  Other changes along the
       path are possible, see [I-D.morton-ippm-2330-stdform-typep].

   When adding traffic to the network for measurement, Active Methods
   influence the quantities measured to some degree, and those
   performing tests should take steps to quantify the effect(s) and/or
   minimize such effects.

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3.5.  Active Metric

   An Active Metric incorporates one or more of the aspects of Active
   Methods in the metric definition.

   For example, IETF metrics for IP performance (developed according to
   the [RFC2330] framework) include the Source packet stream
   characteristics as metric input parameters, and also specify the
   packet characteristics (Type-P) and Source and Destination IP
   addresses (with their implications on both stream treatment and
   interfaces associated with measurement points).

3.6.  Passive Methods

   Passive measurement methods are

   o  based solely on observations of undisturbed and unmodified packet
      stream of interest (in other words, the method of measurement MUST
      NOT add, change, or remove fields, or change field values anywhere
      along the path).

   o  dependent on the existence of one or more packet streams to supply
      the stream of interest

   o  dependent on the presence of the packet stream of interest at one
      or more designated observation points.

   Some passive methods simply observe and collect information on all
   packets that pass Observation Point(s), while others filter the
   packets as a first step and only collect information on packets that
   match the filter criteria, and thereby narrow the stream of interest.

   It is common that passive methods are conducted at one or more
   Observation Points.  Passive methods to assess Performance Metrics
   often require multiple observation points, e.g., to assess latency of
   packet transfer across a network path between two Observation Points.
   In this case, the observed packets must include enough information to
   determine the corresponding packets at different Observation Points.

   Communication of the observations (in some form) to a collector is an
   essential aspect of Passive Methods.  In some configurations, the
   traffic load associated with results export to a collector may
   influence the network performance.  However, the collection of
   results is not unique to Passive Methods, and the load from
   management and operations of measurement systems must always be
   considered for potential effects on the measured values.

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3.7.  Passive Metric

   Passive Metrics apply to observations of packet traffic (traffic
   flows in [RFC7011]).

   Passive performance metrics are assessed independent of the packets
   or traffic flows, and solely through observation.  Some refer to such
   assessments as "out-of-band".

   One example of passive performance metrics for IP packet transfer can
   be found in ITU-T Recommendation Y.1540 [Y.1540], where the metrics
   are defined on the basis of reference events generated as packet pass
   reference points.  The metrics are agnostic to the distinction
   between active and passive when the necessary packet correspondence
   can be derived from the observed stream of interest as required.

3.8.  Hybrid Methods and Metrics

   Hybrid Methods are Methods of Measurement which use a combination of
   Active Methods and Passive Methods, to assess Active Metrics, Passive
   Metrics, or new metrics derived from the a' priori knowledge and
   observations of the stream of interest.  ITU-T Recommendation Y.1540
   [Y.1540] defines metrics that are also applicable to the hybrid
   categories, since packet correspondence at different observation/
   reference points could be derived from "fields or field values which
   are dedicated to measurement", but otherwise the methods are passive.

   There are several types of Hybrid methods, as categorized below.

   With respect to a *single* stream of interest, Hybrid Type I methods
   fit in the continuum as follows, in terms of what happens at the
   Source (or Observation Point nearby):

   o  If you generate the stream of interest => Active

   o  If you augment or modify the stream of interest, or employ methods
      that modify the treatment of the stream => Hybrid Type I

   o  If you solely observe a stream of interest => Passive

   As an example, consider the case where the method generates traffic
   load stream(s), and observes an existing stream of interest according
   to the criteria for Passive Methods.  Since loading streams are an
   aspect of Active Methods, the stream of interest is not "solely
   observed", and the measurements involve a single stream of interest
   whose treatment has been modified both the presence of the load.
   Therefore, this is a Hybrid Type I method.

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   We define Hybrid Type II as follows: Methods that employ two or more
   different streams of interest with some degree of mutual coordination
   (e.g., one or more Active streams and one or more undisturbed and
   unmodified packet streams) to collect both Active and Passive Metrics
   and enable enhanced characterization from additional joint analysis.
   [I-D.trammell-ippm-hybrid-ps] presents a problem statement for Hybrid
   Type II methods and metrics.  Note that one or more Hybrid Type I
   streams could be substituted for the Active streams or undisturbed
   streams in the mutually coordinated set.  It is the Type II Methods
   where unique Hybrid Metrics are anticipated to emerge.

   Methods based on a combination of a single (generated) Active stream
   and Passive observations applied to the stream of interest at
   intermediate observation points are also a type of Hybrid Methods.
   However, [RFC5644] already defines these as Spatial Metrics and
   Methods.  It is possible to replace the Active stream of [RFC5644]
   with a Hybrid Type I stream and measure Spatial Metrics (but this was
   un-anticipated when [RFC5644] was developed).

   The Table below illustrates the categorization of methods (where
   "Synthesis" refers to a combination of Active and Passive Method
   attributes).

                       | Single Stream          | Multiple Simultaneous
                       | of Interest            | Streams of Interest
                       |                        | from Different Methods
   ====================================================================
   Single Fundamental  | Active or Passive      |
   Method              |                        |

   Synthesis of        | Hybrid Type I          |
   Fundamental Methods |                        |

   Multiple Methods    | Spatial Metrics        | Hybrid Type II
                       | [RFC 5644]             |

4.  Discussion

   This section illustrates the definitions and presents some examples.

4.1.  Graphical Representation

   If we compare the Active and Passive Methods, there are at least two
   dimensions on which methods can be evaluated.  This evaluation space
   may be useful when a method is a combination of the two alternative
   methods.

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   The two dimensions (initially chosen) are:

   Y-Axis:  "Effect of the measured stream on network conditions."  The
      degree to which the stream of interest biases overall network
      conditions experienced by that stream and other streams.  This is
      a key dimension for Active measurement error analysis.  (Comment:
      There is also the notion of time averages - a measurement stream
      may have significant effect while it is present, but the stream is
      only generated 0.1% of the time.  On the other hand, observations
      alone have no effect on network performance.  To keep these
      dimensions simple, we consider the stream effect only when it is
      present, but note that reactive networks defined in [RFC7312] may
      exhibit bias for some time beyond the life of a stream.)

   X-Axis:  "a priori Stream Knowledge."  The degree to which stream
      characteristics are know a' priori.  There are methodological
      advantages of knowing the source stream characteristics, and
      having complete control of the stream characteristics.  For
      example, knowing the number of packets in a stream allows more
      efficient operation of the measurement receiver, and so is an
      asset for active measurement methods.  Passive methods (with no
      sample filter) have few clues available to anticipate what the
      protocol first packet observed will use or how many packets will
      comprise the flow, but once the standard protocol of a flow is
      known the possibilities narrow (for some compliant flows).
      Therefore this is a key dimension for Passive measurement error
      analysis.

   There are a few examples we can plot on a two-dimensional space.  We
   can anchor the dimensions with reference point descriptions.

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   Y-Axis:Effect of the measured stream on network conditions
   ^ Max
   |* Active using max capacity stream
   |
   |
   |
   |
   |* Active using stream with load of typical user
   |
   |
   |
   |* Active using extremely sparse, randomized stream
   |                             * PDM                        Passive
   | Min                                                            *
   +----------------------------------------------------------------|
   |                                                                |
   Stream          X-Axis: a priori Stream Knowledge        No Stream
   Characteristics                                    Characteristics
   completely                                                   Known
   known

   We recognize that method categorization could be based on additional
   dimensions, but this would require a different graphical approach.

   For example, "effect of stream of interest on network conditions"
   could easily be further qualified into:

   1.  effect on the performance of the stream of interest itself: for
       example, choosing a packet marking or DSCP resulting in domain
       treatment as a real-time stream (as opposed to default/best-
       effort marking.

   2.  effect on unmeasured streams that share the path and/or
       bottlenecks: for example, an extremely sparse measured stream of
       minimal size packets typically has little effect on other flows
       (and itself), while a stream designed to characterize path
       capacity may effect all other flows passing through the capacity
       bottleneck (including itself).

   3.  effect on network conditions resulting in network adaptation: for
       example, a network monitoring load and congestion conditions
       might change routing, placing some flows to alternate paths to
       mitigate the congestion.

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   We have combined 1 and 2 on the Y-axis, as examination of examples
   indicates strong correlation of affects in this pair, and network
   adaptation is not addressed.

   It is apparent that different methods of IP network measurement can
   produce different results, even when measuring the same path at the
   same time.  The two dimensions of the graph help to understand how
   the results might change with the method chosen.  For example, an
   Active Method to assess throughput adds some amount of traffic to the
   network which might result in lower throughput for all streams.
   However, a Passive Method to assess throughput can also err on the
   low side due to unknown limitations of the hosts providing traffic,
   competition for host resources, limitations of the network interface,
   or private sub-networks that are not an intentional part of the path,
   etc.  And Hybrid Methods could easily suffer from both forms of
   error.  Another example of potential errors stems from the pitfalls
   of using an Active stream with known bias, such as a periodic stream
   defined in [RFC3432].  The strength of modelling periodic streams
   (like VoIP) is a potential weakness when extending the measured
   results to other application whose streams are non-periodic.  The
   solutions are to model the application streams more exactly with an
   Active Method, or accept the risks and potential errors with the
   Passive Method discussed above.

4.2.  Discussion of PDM

   In [I-D.ietf-ippm-6man-pdm-option], an IPv6 Option Header for
   Performance and Diagnostic Measurements (PDM) is described which
   (when added to the stream of interest at strategic interfaces)
   supports performance measurements.  This method processes a user
   traffic stream and adds "fields which are dedicated to measurement".
   Thus:

   o  The method intends to have a small effect on the measured stream
      and other streams in the network.  There are conditions where this
      intent may not be realized.

   o  The measured stream has unknown characteristics until it is
      processed to add the PDM Option header.

   We conclude that this is a Hybrid Type I method, having at least one
   characteristic of both active and passive methods for a single stream
   of interest.

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4.3.  Discussion of "Coloring" Method

   Draft [I-D.tempia-opsawg-p3m], proposed to color packets by re-
   writing a field of the stream at strategic interfaces to support
   performance measurements.  This method processes a user traffic
   stream and inserts "fields or values which are dedicated to
   measurement".  Thus:

   o  The method intends to have a small effect on the measured stream
      and other streams in the network (smaller than PDM above).  There
      are conditions where this intent may not be realized.

   o  The measured stream has unknown characteristics until it is
      processed to add the coloring in the header, and the stream could
      be measured and time-stamped during that process.

   We note that [I-D.chen-ippm-coloring-based-ipfpm-framework] proposes
   a method similar to [I-D.tempia-opsawg-p3m], and ippm-list discussion
   indicates [I-D.chen-ippm-coloring-based-ipfpm-framework] may be
   covered by the same IPR as [I-D.tempia-opsawg-p3m].

   We conclude that this is a Hybrid Type I method, having at least one
   characteristic of both active and passive methods for a single stream
   of interest.

4.4.  Brief Discussion of OAM Methods

   Many Operations, Administration, and Management (OAM) methods exist
   beyond the IP-layer.  For example, [Y.1731] defines several different
   measurement methods which we would classify as follows:

   o  Loss Measurement (LM) occasionally injects frames with a count of
      previous frames since the last LM message.  We conclude LM is
      Hybrid Type I because

      A.  This method processes a user traffic stream,

      B.  and augments the stream of interest with frames having "fields
          which are dedicated to measurement".

   o  Synthetic Loss Measurement (SLM) and Delay Measurement (DM)
      methods both inject dedicated measurement frames, so the "stream
      of interest is generated as the basis of measurement".  We
      conclude that SLM and DM methods are Active Methods.

   We also recognize the existance of alternate terminology used in OAM
   at layers other than IP.  Readers are encouraged to consult [RFC6374]
   for MPLS Loss and Delay measurement terminology, for example.

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5.  Security considerations

   When considering privacy of those involved in measurement or those
   whose traffic is measured, there is sensitive information
   communicated and observed at observation and measurement points
   described above.  We refer the reader to the privacy considerations
   described in the Large Scale Measurement of Broadband Performance
   (LMAP) Framework [RFC7594], which covers active and passive
   measurement techniques and supporting material on measurement
   context.

6.  IANA Considerations

   This memo makes no requests for IANA consideration.

7.  Acknowledgements

   Thanks to Mike Ackermann for asking the right question, and for
   several suggestions on terminology.  Brian Trammell provided key
   terms and references for the passive category, and suggested ways to
   expand the Hybrid description and types.  Phil Eardley suggested some
   hybrid scenaios for categorization as part of his review.  Tiziano
   Ionta reviewed the draft and suggested the classification for the
   "coloring" method of measurement.  Nalini Elkins identified several
   areas for clarification following her review.  Bill Jouris suggested
   several editorial improvements.  Tal Mizrahi and Joachim Fabini
   raised many key considerations in their reviews, based on their broad
   measurement experience.

8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2330]  Paxson, V., Almes, G., Mahdavi, J., and M. Mathis,
              "Framework for IP Performance Metrics", RFC 2330,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2330, May 1998,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2330>.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC3432]  Raisanen, V., Grotefeld, G., and A. Morton, "Network
              performance measurement with periodic streams", RFC 3432,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC3432, November 2002,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3432>.

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   [RFC5644]  Stephan, E., Liang, L., and A. Morton, "IP Performance
              Metrics (IPPM): Spatial and Multicast", RFC 5644,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5644, October 2009,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5644>.

   [RFC5835]  Morton, A., Ed. and S. Van den Berghe, Ed., "Framework for
              Metric Composition", RFC 5835, DOI 10.17487/RFC5835, April
              2010, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5835>.

   [RFC6390]  Clark, A. and B. Claise, "Guidelines for Considering New
              Performance Metric Development", BCP 170, RFC 6390,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6390, October 2011,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6390>.

   [RFC7011]  Claise, B., Ed., Trammell, B., Ed., and P. Aitken,
              "Specification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)
              Protocol for the Exchange of Flow Information", STD 77,
              RFC 7011, DOI 10.17487/RFC7011, September 2013,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7011>.

   [RFC7312]  Fabini, J. and A. Morton, "Advanced Stream and Sampling
              Framework for IP Performance Metrics (IPPM)", RFC 7312,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7312, August 2014,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7312>.

   [RFC7594]  Eardley, P., Morton, A., Bagnulo, M., Burbridge, T.,
              Aitken, P., and A. Akhter, "A Framework for Large-Scale
              Measurement of Broadband Performance (LMAP)", RFC 7594,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7594, September 2015,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7594>.

8.2.  Informative References

   [RFC6374]  Frost, D. and S. Bryant, "Packet Loss and Delay
              Measurement for MPLS Networks", RFC 6374,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6374, September 2011,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6374>.

   [I-D.morton-ippm-2330-stdform-typep]
              Morton, A., Fabini, J., Elkins, N., Ackermann, M., and V.
              Hegde, "Updates for IPPM's Active Metric Framework:
              Packets of Type-P and Standard-Formed Packets", draft-
              morton-ippm-2330-stdform-typep-01 (work in progress),
              October 2015.

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   [I-D.ietf-ippm-6man-pdm-option]
              Elkins, N. and M. Ackermann, "IPv6 Performance and
              Diagnostic Metrics (PDM) Destination Option", draft-ietf-
              ippm-6man-pdm-option-01 (work in progress), October 2015.

   [I-D.tempia-opsawg-p3m]
              Capello, A., Cociglio, M., Castaldelli, L., and A. Bonda,
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              monitoring", draft-tempia-opsawg-p3m-04 (work in
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              Chen, M., Zheng, L., Mirsky, G., and G. Fioccola, "IP Flow
              Performance Measurement Framework", draft-chen-ippm-
              coloring-based-ipfpm-framework-04 (work in progress), July
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   [I-D.zheng-ippm-framework-passive]
              Zheng, L., Elkins, N., Lingli, D., Ackermann, M., and G.
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              in progress), February 2015.

   [I-D.trammell-ippm-hybrid-ps]
              Trammell, B., Zheng, L., Berenguer, S., and M. Bagnulo,
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              ippm-hybrid-ps-01 (work in progress), February 2014.

   [Y.1540]   ITU-T Recommendation Y.1540, , "Internet protocol data
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Author's Address

   Al Morton
   AT&T Labs
   200 Laurel Avenue South
   Middletown, NJ
   USA

   Email: acmorton@att.com

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