Guidelines for Competitive Network Product Evaluations

Tests will be run with the same configuration parameters
Tests will be run with the same physical hardware
Test configurations and tuning parameters should be thoroughly documented
Tests results should be completely and easily reproducible
Tests should cover: Verification, Functionality, and Performance
Tests should provide reports of results
Tests should be publicly or commercially available
Tests should not require external hardware or human interpretation to determine results
Tuning and configuration suggestions should be requested from vendors whose products are being evaluated
Complete information about test methodology and results should be available

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