The paper is a first step towards the goal of evaluating the measurement accuracy of the inter–departure times (IDT) provided by software traffic generators. To provide evidences of the proposed methodology, in this paper we focus our attention on the experimental characterization of the internal generation cycle of a well–known, open source generator, namely D–ITG. We tested the traffic generator for different systems, and under the best possible conditions, i.e. with the minimum system load. The resulting performance may be seen as the ideal limit the generators can tend to. In this paper, we present the rationale for the activity, the underlying methodology and a set of tests aimed at highlighting the relevance of the clock resolution in the accuracy of Inter Departure Times (IDT). Moreover, we present a statistical model for the IDT of packets. The model allows to capture the effects of the various phenomena that affect this important generation parameter. We have performed also a set of experiments with another traffic generator to show the generalizability of the results. These results show that the contributions proposed in this paper are general and valid for a wide set of software-based traffic generators.
Experiment-driven modelling of open-source Internet traffic generators
VADURSI, Michele
2014-01-01
Abstract
The paper is a first step towards the goal of evaluating the measurement accuracy of the inter–departure times (IDT) provided by software traffic generators. To provide evidences of the proposed methodology, in this paper we focus our attention on the experimental characterization of the internal generation cycle of a well–known, open source generator, namely D–ITG. We tested the traffic generator for different systems, and under the best possible conditions, i.e. with the minimum system load. The resulting performance may be seen as the ideal limit the generators can tend to. In this paper, we present the rationale for the activity, the underlying methodology and a set of tests aimed at highlighting the relevance of the clock resolution in the accuracy of Inter Departure Times (IDT). Moreover, we present a statistical model for the IDT of packets. The model allows to capture the effects of the various phenomena that affect this important generation parameter. We have performed also a set of experiments with another traffic generator to show the generalizability of the results. These results show that the contributions proposed in this paper are general and valid for a wide set of software-based traffic generators.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
