Tools and procedure for Network testing

Thu Aug 26 18:22:47 UTC 2021

Sorry if you thought so Etienne, but I didn't mean to 'suggest' it as
a second-class/second option solution (please note I only mentioned
cost and open source as the factors; I'm sure there are much more to
evaluate!). I just put the options on the table willing to help him to
see what's available out there. It is up to him now to pick X, Y, or
go with ping -i.

This list is really become more and more sensitive these days :p

On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 7:05 PM Etienne-Victor Depasquale
<edepa at ieee.org> wrote:
>
>
>> If the budget is short or if you're willing to go with an open source
>> suite for testing, you might want to have a look at Pktgen-DPDK too:
>> https://github.com/pktgen/Pktgen-DPDK
>> There are tons of tutorials out there explaining how to use Linux +
>> pktgen-dpdk to generate traffic. I hope it helps.
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> Without wishing in the least to derail this thread,
> would you explain why you (seem to) consider Pktgen-DPDK
> as a second, rather than a first choice,
> for packet generation?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Etienne
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 7:59 PM Humberto Galiza <humbertogaliza at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I've used Ixia for similar purposes (nothing related to voip stuff
>> though), but as others already said equipment cost is a factor here.
>> If the budget is short or if you're willing to go with an open source
>> suite for testing, you might want to have a look at Pktgen-DPDK too:
>> https://github.com/pktgen/Pktgen-DPDK
>> There are tons of tutorials out there explaining how to use Linux +
>> pktgen-dpdk to generate traffic. I hope it helps.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 2:07 PM Joe Yabuki <joeyabukiyin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I just wanted to know how you do your network testing when validating a new design/technology in your Network, especially to ensure that it will meet your SLA requirements for example that a voice call will not be dropped in case of a network element failure ?
>> >
>> > Do you test with IXIA, multiping, launch somes VM using ping with -i option, Windows ping by setting the timeout interval, or may be directly from the Network device (routers...),
>> >
>> > Many thanks,
>> > Joe
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> Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale
> Assistant Lecturer
> Department of Communications & Computer Engineering
> Faculty of Information & Communication Technology
> University of Malta
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