Recommendations for Configurable Parameters

[hawkinsw]

As stated in Section 10 P6 (of the -5 draft),

The current specification of the Responsiveness Test includes a number of configurable parameters. If we want the Responsiveness Test to produce a score that can be compared meaningfully between different hardware and different network operators, we need to specify required values for these configurable parameters. For engineering diagnostic purposes different parameter values may be useful, but for comparisons between vendors or operators we need IETF consensus on fixed standardized test parameters that everyone uses.

I know that IANA tracks registrations for many things, but I was wondering if there is a registration for test parameters? If so, should we decide on the recommended values for the parameters and submit to that registry? If not, it still seems like it would be a good to follow up on the recommendation in the final sentence.

I am happy to do the work! I just wanted to get feedback first!