Title :
Gigabit Ethernet PCI adapter performance
Author :
Loeb, Mitchell L. ; Rindos, Andrew J. ; Holland, William G. ; Woolet, Steven P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Competitive Tech. Assesment, IBM Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Abstract :
We analyze the performance of a commercially available Gigabit Ethernet adapter, using TCP/IP running on a Windows NT operating system. We show how the performance varies with number of clients, sessions per client, number of system processors, and speed of system processors. Throughout, we discuss how the Ethernet protocol, adapter hardware, operating system, and device driver interact to produce the throughput results measured, and suggest ways to improve performance
Keywords :
local area networks; network operating systems; performance evaluation; peripheral interfaces; transport protocols; Ethernet protocol; Gigabit Ethernet PCI adapter; TCP/IP; Windows NT operating system; adapter hardware; device driver; operating system; peripheral component interconnect; processor speed; system processors; throughput results; Ethernet networks; File servers; Operating systems; Performance analysis; Protocols; Switches; TCPIP; Testing; Throughput; Trademarks;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
