Netperf
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Developer(s) | HP Networking Performance Team and others |
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Stable release | 2.6.0
/ June 11, 2012 |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Bandwidth management |
License | unknown (includes HP copyright) |
Website | http://www.netperf.org/netperf/ |
Netperf is the de-facto standard for network bandwidth testing between two hosts on a network. It supports Unix Domain Sockets, TCP, SCTP, DLPI and UDP via BSD Sockets. Netperf provides a number of predefined tests e.g. to measure bulk (unidirectional) data transfer or request response performance.
Netperf was originally deleveloped at Hewlett Packard.
See also
- Ttcp, bwping, Flowgrind: tools of a similar nature.
- Measuring network throughput
- Packet generation model