Netperf is a benchmark that can be used to measure the performance ofmany different types of networking. It provides tests for bothunidirectional throughput, and end-to-end latency. The environmentscurrently measureable by netperf include:
Here are some of the netperf services available via this page:Download Netperf Clone or downloadvarious revisions of the Netperf benchmark.Netperf Numbers Submit and Retrieve Netperf results from the Netperf Database.Netperf Training View the Netperf manual or whitepapers on using Netperf.Netperf Feedback Providefeedback on the benchmark or the pages.Other Resources The network performance world does not live on netperf alone.Happy Benchmarking!
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Iperf uses a client/server configuration, meaning the software needs to be installed on both endpoints for you to measure throughput. You can download and install Iperf here (Note: I was able to use apt-get install iperf on Mint 17.1).
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This speed test relies on an exclusive algorithm allowing you to measure accurately download bitrate, upload bitrate and latency of your connection.nPerf uses a worldwide dedicated servers network, which is optimized to deliver enough bitrate to saturate your connection, so that we can measure its bitrate accurately.nPerf speed test is compatible with all broadband and mobile connections: ADSL, VDSL, cable, optical fiber FTTH / FTTB, satellite, wifi, wimax, cellular 2G / 3G / 4G (LTE), 5G.The nPerf speed test has been designed by telecom enthusiasts to enable you to accurately measure the speed of your Internet connection easily, in only one click! Oh... and this speed test is absolutely free of ads! Enjoy it ... and if you like it, spread the word :)
Here, netperf reports an average latency of 66.59 microseconds. The ping average latency reported is 80 microseconds different than the netperf one; ping reports a value more than twice that of netperf! Which test can we trust?
To explain, this is largely an artifact of the different intervals the two tools used by default. Ping uses an interval of 1 transaction per second while netperf issues the next transaction immediately when the previous transaction is complete.
For netperf TCP_RR, we can enable some options for fine-grained intervals by compiling it with the --enable-spin flag. Then, use the -w flag, which sets the interval time, and the -b flag, which sets the number of transactions sent per interval. This approach allows you to set intervals with much finer granularity, by spinning in a tight loop until the next interval instead of waiting for a timer; this keeps the cpu fully awake. Of course, this precision comes at the cost of much higher CPU utilization as the CPU is spinning while waiting.
*Note: Alternatively, you can set less fine-grained intervals by compiling with the --enable-intervals flag. Use of the -w and -b options requires building netperf with either the --enable-intervals or --enable-spin flag set.
You can illustrate this effect more clearly by running more tests with ping and netperf TCP_RR over a range of varied interval times ranging from 1 microsecond to around 1 second and plotting the results.
Generally, we recommend using netperf over ping for latency tests. This isn't due to any lower reported latency at default settings, though. As a whole, netperf allows greater flexibility with its options and we prefer using TCP over ICMP. TCP is a more common use case and thus tends to be more representative of real-world applications. That being said, the difference between similarly configured runs with these tools is much less across longer path lengths.
Notice that the netperf TCP_RR benchmarks run with no additional interval setting. This is because by default netperf inserts no added intervals between request/response transactions; this induces more accurate and consistent results.
netperf's TCP_STREAM test also tends to give reliable results. However, sincethis version (the only version we recommend using) does not automaticallyparallelise over the available VCPUs, such parallelisation needs to be donemanually in order to make better use of the available VCPU capacity.
The easiest way to get started is to download a pre-packaged Mininet/Ubuntu VM. This VM includes Mininet itself, all OpenFlow binaries and tools pre-installed, and tweaks to the kernel configuration to support larger Mininet networks.
This version, sometimes referred to as iperf3, is a redesign of anoriginal version developed at NLANR / DAST. iperf3 is a newimplementation from scratch, with the goal of a smaller, simpler codebase, and a library version of the functionality that can be used inother programs. iperf3 also incorporates a number of features found inother tools such as nuttcp and netperf, but were missing from theoriginal iperf. These include, for example, a zero-copy mode andoptional JSON output. Note that iperf3 is not backwards compatiblewith the original iperf.
As @linuxdevops mentioned, I tried to download files with scp and ftp. My tests included a 10mb file and the folder of my website - means many files from 1-1xx kb. There was no abadonment of the transfer or a any noticable lag. I'm not sure if there are more professional ways to determine the consistency of a FTP / SCP transfer.
If you can run netperf for over your 120 seconds and don't see your trough, but then copy actual data to disk and still see it then you can move on to troubleshooting your disk. If you try various buffer/socket sizes and still see the decrease then my next step would be a packet capture.
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