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A FAQ on how a project runs, a blog with protocol series and test notes, and industry news three times a week. Everything is written by the engineers who run the bench. 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Three more are run on request and described in the index. | Standard | What it measures | Typical device | On the bench | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 01[RFC 2544](https://test4net.com/methodologies/rfc-2544?hsLang=en) | Throughput, latency, frame loss, back-to-back | Router, switch, firewall in L2-3 mode | 1–3 days per unit | | 02[RFC 2889](https://test4net.com/methodologies/rfc-2889?hsLang=en) | Forwarding, MAC learning, congestion control | LAN and data-centre switch | 2–3 days per unit | | 03[RFC 9411 / RFC 3511](https://test4net.com/methodologies/rfc-9411-rfc-3511?hsLang=en) | Connections per second, concurrent sessions, L7 throughput | Firewall, NGFW, IPS | 3–5 days per profile | | 04[RFC 6349](https://test4net.com/methodologies/rfc-6349?hsLang=en) | TCP throughput, efficiency, buffer delay | WAN link, SD-WAN, managed service | 1–2 days per path | | 05[ITU-T Y.1564](https://test4net.com/methodologies/y-1564?hsLang=en) | CIR, EIR, delay, jitter, loss per service | Carrier Ethernet service, EVC | 2 h to 24 h per service set | Durations are bench time for one unit or one path with a ready configuration; the test plan fixes the exact number before the quote Questions ## About these pages [Methodology index](https://test4net.com/methodologies?hsLang=en) [Full FAQ](https://test4net.com/faq?hsLang=en) [Blog](https://test4net.com/blog?hsLang=en) [Industry news](https://test4net.com/news?hsLang=en) Can I use a methodology page in a tender or RFP? 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