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diff --git a/2005/flow-accounting-ols2005/OLS2005/olsson/olsson-abstract.tex b/2005/flow-accounting-ols2005/OLS2005/olsson/olsson-abstract.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad17de8 --- /dev/null +++ b/2005/flow-accounting-ols2005/OLS2005/olsson/olsson-abstract.tex @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ + +% Registration pktgen the linux packet generator +% [2]Register/Submit Robert Olsson (robert.olsson@its.uu.se) + +Abstract pktgen is a high-performance testing tool +included in the Linux kernel. Being part of the kernel +is currently best way to test the TX process of device +driver and NIC. pktgen can also be used to generate +ordinary packets to test other network devices. +Especially of interest is the use of pktgen to test +routers or bridges which use the Linux network stack. +Because pktgen is ``in-kernel,'' it can generate very +high packet rates and with few systems saturate network +devices as routers or bridges. + + |