The configurations for experimental study of the network performance

Author

Michalski, Marek

Author_Institution

Commun. & Comput. Networks, Poznan Univ. of Technol., Poznan, Poland

fYear

2012

fDate

18-20 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper, I will present a preliminary assumption for network performance tests to be conducted in the Computer Network Laboratory based on the NetFPGA cards and network equipment made by Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent and Juniper. First, the methodology of using the NetFPGA cards as measurement devices will be described, then, a number of tests for different configurations will be presented: the tests of typical network hardware (switches L2, L2/L3, routers) and routers on PCs with different OSs (Windows/Linux) and functionality (NAT, VPN) will be described. I will focus on a comparison of time statistics in different configurations with the same and different network traffic. All tests will be carried out using dedicated software prepared directly for these tests. They will show the time delay which caused by particular network equipments and network mechanisms.

Keywords

Linux; computer network performance evaluation; delays; field programmable gate arrays; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; virtual private networks; VPN; Windows-Linux operating system; computer network laboratory; measurement devices; network equipment; network hardware; network performance; network performance tests; network traffic; routers; switches; time delay; virtual private network; Network topology; Optical switches; Routing; Testing; Time measurement; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), 2012 8th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Poznan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1472-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSNDSP.2012.6292790

Filename

6292790