If this is a one time thing, you're probably better off renting an Ixia or Spirent device. If you find yourself doing this a few times a year, might be worth investing in one. Not only for just throughput testing but spamming packets for testing DoS, testing convergence times of routing protocols, generating complex topology routing updates, etc. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 6:25 PM, James Bensley <jwbensley@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,I am looking to validate the performance specs of a core router. I am looking for a network traffic simulator which can simulate 40 gbps of
On 24 May 2016 at 13:17, Mitchell Lewis <mitchell@dash-networks.com> wrote: traffic. I am looking for a simulator with sfp+ ports.
I am interested in any input as to brands to look at, build one myself etc. Thanks,Mitchell
COTS hardware is cheap enough, TRex should do what you want:
Cheers, James.
-- Just my $.02, your mileage may vary, batteries not included, etc....