Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-26 Thread Tom Smyth
Hi Michell, the CCR series from MT is probably is as cost effictive a 10G+ Capable system that you can use to generate and measure the packet troughput of a core router under test... check out traffic generator http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Tools/Traffic_Generator you can generate small pa

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-26 Thread Jim Greene
Spirent can do this, Have worked with them at 100G. On 2016-05-24 08:17, Mitchell Lewis 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 > traffic. I am looking for a simulator with sfp

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-26 Thread David
On 2016-05-24 6:17 AM, Mitchell Lewis 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 traffic. I am looking for a simulator with sfp+ ports. I am interested in any input as to brands to look at

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-25 Thread Saku Ytti
On 25 May 2016 at 23:34, Sabri Berisha wrote: > This depends very much on which Ixia product you're using. In IxExplorer and > IxNetwork require a lot of manual labor when setting up a test. IxLoad has a > little less, but still. It is important to realize that most of the tests can > be automa

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-25 Thread Sabri Berisha
> Cc: "NANOG" , "Mitchell Lewis" > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 12:14:05 AM > Subject: Re: Network traffic simulator > Ugh. In all cases below, where it says Agilent it should say IXIA. > >> Many times in QoS testing you'd have EF, AF, BE >> t

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-25 Thread Spencer Ryan
Yeah. We run all of our IXIA gear 24/7 in automated feature/regression testing. We are looking into high density layer 1 packet switches so we can automate physical topology changes as well. On May 25, 2016 3:14 AM, "Saku Ytti" wrote: Ugh. In all cases below, where it says Agilent it should say I

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-25 Thread Saku Ytti
Ugh. In all cases below, where it says Agilent it should say IXIA. > Many times in QoS testing you'd have EF, AF, BE > traffic, and you have expectation how many percentage in given > situation should given class drop, doing this in Agilent is a chore. > > Agilent probably has best in the breed ne

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-25 Thread Saku Ytti
On 24 May 2016 at 23:04, Spencer Ryan wrote: Hey, > We are heavily invested in Ixia, they are very expensive, but if you need > the kind of precision they provide they work very well. I've used all big three, Agilent (back in packets and protocols), IXIA and Spirent. And several smaller/cheaper

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-24 Thread Scott Whyte
On 5/24/16 05:17, Mitchell Lewis 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 traffic. I am looking for a simulator with sfp+ ports. I am interested in any input as to brands to look at, b

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-24 Thread chip
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

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-24 Thread James Bensley
On 24 May 2016 at 13:17, Mitchell Lewis 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 > traffic. I am looking for a simulator with sfp+ ports. > I am interested in any input as to brands t

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-24 Thread Dave Bell
I've used Spirent in the past. They do a hardware option, as well as a VM. Lots of things supported like BGP, and PPP. Regards, Dave On 24 May 2016 at 21:31, Jason Lixfeld wrote: > I’m in the process of building a box using MoonGen [1] and a supported > Intel 82599 6 port SFP+ NIC [2] that is c

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-24 Thread Jason Lixfeld
I’m in the process of building a box using MoonGen [1] and a supported Intel 82599 6 port SFP+ NIC [2] that is coming in at just under US$3800 all-in. Supposed to be able to drive at least the entire card at line rate for that price and have enough CPU and memory slots free to fill the box up w

RE: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-24 Thread Ray Orsini
hell Lewis Cc: NANOG Subject: Re: Network traffic simulator IXIA would be the only company I know of. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Mitchell Lewis wrote: > Hi,I am looking to validate th

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-24 Thread Josh Luthman
IXIA would be the only company I know of. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Mitchell Lewis wrote: > Hi,I am looking to validate the performance specs of a core router. I am > looking for a network tra

Re: Network traffic simulator

2016-05-24 Thread Spencer Ryan
We are heavily invested in Ixia, they are very expensive, but if you need the kind of precision they provide they work very well. *Spencer Ryan* | Senior Systems Administrator | sr...@arbor.net *Arbor Networks* +1.734.794.5033 (d) | +1.734.846.2053 (m) www.arbornetworks.com On Tue, May 24, 2016