Sorry to be late to the party. ;-) I have a few comments on iperf though. Iperf2 is not very reliable at high speeds. For high speeds, iperf3 tends to do a little better assuming you have enough computer to push the required speeds. However iperf3 cannot yet do bi-di tests.
For affordable testing, we've found Mikrotik's traffic generator to be pretty good. It's a little complicated to setup the first time but then it is better. Beware using btest - it uses a single core and can't keep up especially if you try random data. Then there's RFC testers like Exfo, Smartbits, etc. We use Smartbits. Thanks, -Hal On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:15 AM Stefan Englhardt <[email protected]> wrote: > Every new gear is suspicious in regards of holding up to the promises made. > > > > We’ve heard so many promises in the past and very often the truth does not > meet marketing. > > > > So there is nothing aggressive if someone wants to see iperf testing. > Seeing is believing. > > > > > > *Von:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *Ken Hohhof > *Gesendet:* Montag, 4. April 2016 15:08 > *An:* [email protected] > *Betreff:* Re: [AFMUG] IniteNet 60 GHz radio iperf tests? > > > > By comparison to the presidential contest, the tone was very mild! Did > you see Jimmy Kimmel’s American Girl & Boy Dolls Presidential Collection? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FYHPr7TL2AY > > > > *From:* Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2016 8:03 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] IniteNet 60 GHz radio iperf tests? > > > > I am not being defensive about Ignite, as I stated in my email.... I am > having a reaction to the tone of your question. If you were to look at my > posts you will also see that I have expressed similar feelings to others in > regards to how they ask the question... irrespective of who they are asking > about. I also apologized for this being a personality defect in myself. > > > > The Cut & Paste was not for your benefit, but for others who lurk in the > forums. > > > > There is nothing wrong with running an iperf test.. but you specifically > asked for the test to be run in a very particular way, from very particular > pieces of equipment..... > > > > My apologies if I am over reacting.... WISP's have many many great > attributes, however there is one attribute which would be nice to change > for the better.... Our Attitudes towards the mfg. and the default > presumption of a 'conspiracy' or 'they are trying to pull a fast one on > us'..... along with it also having enough fortitude to asking the MFG and > or their representatives the technical questions before coming to the open > forums and taking an opinion poll.... > > > > ok, I will now get off my soap box. > > > > > > > > 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: *"Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Sunday, April 3, 2016 11:52:00 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] IniteNet 60 GHz radio iperf tests? > > For somebody who doesn't own a piece of the company and doesn't work > there, you're extremely defensive. I don't need a copied and pasted > explanation of what FDD and TDD are. > > How in any way whatsoever is it inappropriate to run iperf tests on a > newly released PTP bridge radio? > > > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 8:31 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > like I said before.. ask the question directly... no need for the cloak > and dagger ... > > > > ----------- > > Frequency-division duplexing (FDD) is a method for establishing a > full-duplex communications link that uses two different radio frequencies > for transmitter and receiver operation. The transmit direction and receive > direction frequencies are separated by a defined frequency offset. In the > microwave realm, the primary advantages of this approach are: > > ----------------- > > NO THEY ARE NOT FDD. > > > > ------------ > > Time-division duplexing (TDD) is a method for emulating full-duplex > communication over a half-duplex communication link. The transmitter and > receiver both use the same frequency but transmit and receive traffic is > switched in time. The primary advantages of this approach as it applies to > microwave communication are: > > ------------------ > > YES They are TDD. ( The notation of 1gig aggregate should have give this > away ! ) > > > > Like all new products, they are making improvements with firmware updates. > The published specs are 'conservative'. > > > > These are the first radios of their kind in the market place... I think > you will need to modify your thinking about them, cause you keep comparing > them to the other existing (much more expensive) radios in the market place. > > > > Anything else you would like to know ? > > > > Feel free to ask...... > > > > BTW, FWIW, I don't work for Ignite, nor do I own a piece of the company > (would love to buy stock in them if I could). I am on the beta testers of > the product... There is something about the tone of your question that is > rubbing me the wrong way, my apologies if I am over reacting...... I > normally expect the proper professional decorum to be.. ask the question > directly, and only if that is not answered or if the answer is not straight > forward then it is ok to imply some intentional obfuscation..... not the > other way around ! > > > > :) > > > > 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: *"Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Sunday, April 3, 2016 11:14:08 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] IniteNet 60 GHz radio iperf tests? > > I'm not trying to prove or disprove anything, just to compare them with > existing line rate 60 GHz FDD solutions. > > The datasheet says 1Gbps aggregate throughput but nowhere does it say > specifically if they're FDD or TDD in the 60 GHz band: > > http://www.ignitenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IgniteNet_MetroLinq.pdf > > > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 8:01 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What exactly are you looking to prove of dis-prove with such a test ? > > > > Iperf is iperf, what difference does it make how it is run.... > > > > Are you asking the question 'How much data I can push thru with these > radios ?'..... the question has been answered multiple times... > > the radios are (as per specs, 1gig half duplex, thus giving you 500meg x > 500meg performance.) > > > > The Radio side is using 2ghz wide channel, and the latest firmware is > showing 700meg x 700meg performance.... > > > > What is the problem with this ? if you think Ignite is lying about the > specs, buy a pair, do the testing you like, with pink, blue, or purple > laptop of your choice and if you don't like them, send them back !... or > someone will be happy to buy them from you ... they are in short supply as > it is .... > > > > :) > > > > 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: *"Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Sunday, April 3, 2016 10:03:39 PM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] IniteNet 60 GHz radio iperf tests? > > Anyone done a simultaneous bidirectional iperf test yet? Preferably with > something like a Thinkpad (Intel 1000BaseT NIC) running Linux plugged into > each end. > > > > > > > >
