1999-02-21 00:02:50 +00:00
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NetPIPE is a protocol independent performance tool that encapsulates
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the best of ttcp and netperf and visually represents the network
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performance under a variety of conditions. By taking the end-to-end
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application view of a network, NetPIPE clearly shows the overhead
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associated with different protocol layers. Netpipe answers such
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questions as: how soon will a given data block of size k arrive at its
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destination? Which network and protocol will transmit size k blocks
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the fastest? What is a given network's effective maximum throughput
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and saturation level? Does there exist a block size k for which the
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throughput is maximized? How much communication overhead is due to the
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network communication protocol layer(s)? How quickly will a small (< 1
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kbyte) control message arrive, and which network and protocol are best
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for this purpose?
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For a paper fully describing NetPIPE and sample investigation of
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1999-05-02 21:34:48 +00:00
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network performance issues using NetPIPE, see the homepage.
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1999-08-01 04:54:40 +00:00
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WWW: http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/netpipe/paper/full.html
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