TY - GEN
T1 - FLOWer-Device benchmarking beyond 100 Gbit/s
AU - Emmerich, Paul
AU - Gallenmüller, Sebastian
AU - Carle, Georg
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IFIP.
PY - 2016/6/21
Y1 - 2016/6/21
N2 - The growth of bandwidth in computer networks fuels the constant adoption of measurement equipment and methodologies. Networking equipment offers processing capacity in the Terabit/s range nowadays. However, test equipment in academia lags behind. We propose FLOWer, a novel and cost effective approach capable of testing such high-speed devices. FLOWer combines an inexpensive software packet generator with an OpenFlow-enabled switch to amplify the bandwidth while sustaining the flexibility of the software solution. By utilizing OpenFlow, FLOWer is able to provide the required bandwidths the software solution cannot generate on its own. We demonstrate a proof-of-concept with example measurements at bandwidths of multiple 100 Gbit/s.
AB - The growth of bandwidth in computer networks fuels the constant adoption of measurement equipment and methodologies. Networking equipment offers processing capacity in the Terabit/s range nowadays. However, test equipment in academia lags behind. We propose FLOWer, a novel and cost effective approach capable of testing such high-speed devices. FLOWer combines an inexpensive software packet generator with an OpenFlow-enabled switch to amplify the bandwidth while sustaining the flexibility of the software solution. By utilizing OpenFlow, FLOWer is able to provide the required bandwidths the software solution cannot generate on its own. We demonstrate a proof-of-concept with example measurements at bandwidths of multiple 100 Gbit/s.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84982290611&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IFIPNetworking.2016.7497198
DO - 10.1109/IFIPNetworking.2016.7497198
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84982290611
T3 - 2016 IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking) and Workshops, IFIP Networking 2016
SP - 109
EP - 116
BT - 2016 IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking) and Workshops, IFIP Networking 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking) and Workshops, IFIP Networking 2016
Y2 - 17 May 2016 through 19 May 2016
ER -