- <t>The primary purpose and scope of the memo is to inform BMWG of
- work-in-progress that builds on the body of extensive literature and
- experience. Additionally, once the initial information conveyed here is
- received, this memo may be expanded to include more detail and
- commentary from both BMWG and OPNFV communities, under BMWG's chartered
- work to characterize the NFV Infrastructure (a virtual switch is an
- important aspect of that infrastructure).</t>
+ <t>The primary purpose and scope of the memo is to inform the industry
+ of work-in-progress that builds on the body of extensive BMWG literature
+ and experience, and describe the extensions needed for benchmarking
+ virtual switches. Inital feedback indicates that many of these
+ extensions may be applicable beyond the current scope (to hardware
+ switches in the NFV Infrastructure and to virtual routers, for example).
+ Additionally, this memo serves as a vehicle to include more detail and
+ commentary from BMWG and other Open Source communities, under BMWG's
+ chartered work to characterize the NFV Infrastructure (a virtual switch
+ is an important aspect of that infrastructure).</t>