[189419] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Network traffic simulator
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Bensley)
Tue May 24 18:26:29 2016
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From: James Bensley <jwbensley@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 23:25:57 +0100
To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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On 24 May 2016 at 13:17, Mitchell Lewis <mitchell@dash-networks.com> 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, build one myself etc.
> Thanks,Mitchell
COTS hardware is cheap enough, TRex should do what you want:
http://trex-tgn.cisco.com/
Cheers,
James.
