Documentation on the tool... http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Tools/Traffic_Generator
Documentation on how MT does some of it's performance testing. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Performance_Testing_with_Traffic_Generator :) Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] > From: "Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 11:03:00 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit test via Mikrotik > Never used the traffic generator. Is there an exe for the host machine to > send/receive to as well? > Or does it just go between mikrotiks? > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz > Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 8:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit test via Mikrotik > The first part is easy to explain:- > Verizon (learned this from New Jersey storm) is actively decommissioning > Copper > plants in favor of Fiber. When an area is damaged due to weather, they are > able > to accelerate their case for total decommission and replace with Fiber (hint > hint.. fiber is not regulated like copper and they don't have to allow sharing > with other LEC's....), and then they open the flood gates... > The cards they are talking about are normally optics.... it is interesting to > hear about the 800meg limit... > if you really need the full pipe, then I suggest a more extensive test.. Use > the > packet generator on the CCR to generate the traffic... instead of bandwidth > test... > Regards. > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >> From: "Ty Featherling" < [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 9:52:02 AM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit test via Mikrotik >> Thanks all. This is in small-town Texas where Verizon refused to sell any >> bandwidth since they were on a TDM network there as I understand it. A storm >> came through and caused some major damage and in the process they made some >> major changes. I don't know what those changes were but as soon as they were >> complete they were suddenly selling bandwidth to all comers. We have been the >> first to bite since our options in that town are slim. They had to do all >> kinds >> of work and order some "card" that they needed in order to turn our link up >> once they ran the fiber from their CO to our POP. It has all been delayed >> multiple times and most recently our turn up was delayed a week because Tier >> 2 >> was investigating a performance problem on the circuit that was limiting it >> to >> about 800mbps. They literally called me the next day after telling me that to >> say it was all better but that is why I am suspicious. >> Thanks all, >> Ty >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 8:24 AM, Faisal Imtiaz < [email protected] > >> wrote: >>> ok.. this is how 'conspiracy' theories are perpetuated......especially when >>> the >>> dots are connected differently or 'some' information is provided in a hand >>> it >>> down manner.... >>> ATT = Many Network = Many Technolgies >>> Yes on TDM network there was no such thing as 1GIG, and optics and >>> conversions >>> were very expensive. >>> however as my kids say (they are in their early and mid 20's)... "... that >>> is >>> ancient......" >>> For most practical purposes, the Major ILEC's have shutdown their ATM >>> networks >>> (over the last 5 year), and switched more and more of their networks over to >>> Ethernet. (hint.. hint.... Ethernet over fiber has less regulations vs any >>> kind >>> of TDM) >>> The 25/30% performance difference between expected and actual is most >>> likely to >>> be due to network path between the the far router he is testing with...or >>> something else.... >>> I would not waste too much time on hitting the carrier on the head with >>> those >>> results.. I would put traffic on it and let it fly... if you see issues with >>> actual traffic levels (packet loss, or bandwidth usage tapering) then I >>> would >>> go back to the Carrier.... >>> It makes no sense for any carrier today to deliver a 1gig transport, >>> throttled >>> to 700meg.... yes if it is built on a vpls/ or evpn (i.e. l2 on top of l3) >>> then >>> it is possible that there is a congested route..... either way it will be a >>> lot >>> easier for both of you and them to troubleshoot it with actual traffic (if >>> and >>> when that happens) than running iperf tests.... >>> Obviously, you have to take this with a grain of salt, and YMMV. >>> Regards >>> Faisal Imtiaz >>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>> Miami, FL 33155 >>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >>>> From: "George Skorup" < [email protected] > >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 1:14:33 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gigabit test via Mikrotik >>>> I asked because AT&T has had this long-standing policy not to build a PTP >>>> ethernet circuit over 600Mbps. If you want a true 1Gbps, you have to buy a >>>> 10Gbps hand-off, and that's a lot of $$. Not sure if Vz does/did the same >>>> thing. I think it came from the fact that the older LED based optics were >>>> limited to 622Mbps. Or maybe something to do with ATM/OC-12 type stuff. I >>>> don't >>>> know, but this is still the case even on their pure ethernet ASE network. >>>> It's >>>> no longer a technical limitation, they just force you to buy the more >>>> expensive >>>> hand-off. >>>> On 8/31/2015 10:42 PM, Ty Featherling wrote: >>>>> Gigabit ethernet. Delivered via fiber to my CCR. >>>>> -Ty >>>>> On Aug 31, 2015 9:41 PM, "George Skorup" < [email protected] > wrote: >>>>>> What type/provider is your circuit? >>>>>> On 8/31/2015 8:07 PM, Ty Featherling wrote: >>>>>>> I saw 788/440 UDP. I have suspicions this link isn't performing at >>>>>>> gigabit so >>>>>>> thanks for the test. >>>>>>> -Ty >>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Sterling Jacobson < >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> Yeah, try me at 108.165.31.1, let me know if you can get in and what >>>>>>>> you see. >>>>>>>> It’s a CCR on a 10Gbps connection. >>>>>>>> From: Af [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of Ty Featherling >>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 1:10 PM >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Gigabit test via Mikrotik >>>>>>>> Anyone have a Mikrotik on a 10 gig connection that I can test to from >>>>>>>> a newly >>>>>>>> turned up gigabit Verizon circuit? >>>>>>>> -Ty
