[184470] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Inexpensive probes for automated bandwidth testing purposes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Josh Luthman)
Sat Oct 3 18:39:07 2015
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Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 18:39:04 -0400
From: Josh Luthman <josh@imaginenetworksllc.com>
To: Lorell Hathcock <lorell@hathcock.org>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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Measure IP bandwidth? Could use a Mikrotik depending on the throughout
expectations.
Josh Luthman
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On Oct 3, 2015 6:27 PM, "Lorell Hathcock" <lorell@hathcock.org> wrote:
> Greetings, NANOG. Happy Saturday to all.
>
> I am running a DOCSIS network that has a noisy cable plant. I want to be
> able to substantiate and quantify users' bandwidth issues. I would like a
> set of inexpensive probes that I could place at selected customer's
> homes/businesses that would on a scheduled basis perform bandwidth tests.
>
> Likely I would need to place a server in the head end or across the
> internet that would allow me to isolate and test certain network segments.
>
> I've looked into these in the past and was presented with some wonderfully
> expensive units that would duplicate my network problems into company
> financial problems as well.
>
> Any ideas? I know there are other ways to measure noise in the cable
> plant and I am working on those as well. I will soon be running other,
> non-DOCSIS networks and need to have the same capabilities to test
> available bandwidth on those networks.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lorell Hathcock
>
> Sent from my iPad
