Multiport RFC2544 test

RFC2544 test benchmark is an international standard proposed by IETF for evaluating network interconnection equipments such as switches, routers, firewalls, IDS, etc., and specifies in detail the specific test methods and submission forms of performance evaluation parameters defined in RFC1242. It mainly includes the following four subtests:

Throughput: The maximum amount of data that can be transferred from the sender to the destination. (Reflects the maximum amount of data that the equipment under test can handle)

Latency: The total transmission time of a frame from the source point to the destination point. (Reflects how quickly the equipment under test processes packets)

Packet loss rate: The percentage of packets that cannot be transferred under a certain load. (Reflects the capacity of the equipment under test to withstand a specific load)

Back-to-back: Send a certain length of packets at the maximum rate that can be generated, and constantly change the number of packets sent at one time until the equipment under test can fully transfer the packets sent, and this number of packets is the back-to-back value of the equipment. (Reflects the ability of the equipment under test to handle urgent data)

The test methods introduced in the RFC2544 test protocol are mostly based on the test topology for one transmit and receive with two ports, as shown in the following figure.

When in practical use, for multi-port network transfer equipment, RFC2544 testing is often required under the condition that the ports are fully connected to obtain more accurate evaluation parameters, so as to fully verify the performance of the equipment under test. The WT2100 provides wire-speed traffic generation with 24 gigabit electrical ports, and can provide RFC2544 test with up to 24 ports on a single equipment.

For equipment under test with more Gigabit ports, multiple WT2100s can be used with Packlark's multi-function tester to achieve RFC2544 automated testing with up to 96 Gigabit ports.

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