
%     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.                          


