[svlug-announce] SVLUG June meeting: PktPump: A Linux-Based Network Traffic Generator
Rick Moen <rick-IyCrq+X4Fdq2oZ/[email protected]>
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WHEN: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 (note special meeting date!) 7 - 8:30pm MAIN PRESENTATION TOPIC: PktPump: A Linux-Based Network Traffic Generator PRESENTED BY: Om Narasimhan, Founder and CEO, Bluehatsoft Inc. TOPIC SUMMARY: PktPump is a line of Linux-based network traffic generators capable of generating line rate traffic at 10Gbpsx2, 25Gbps x1, and 40Gbps x1, with packet sizes 64 bytes or larger. There are three parts to PktPump -- the hardware, the agent (PktPumpBE), and the controller (PktPumpFE). While the hardware is Cavium Networks's high-performance Liquid IO II, the agent and the controller run on (separate) Centos 7.3 instances on x86_64. Operation on other Linux flavors are definitely possible, but not yet tested. We will discuss the general architecture of the controller, agent, and Linux driver. Also, we will go through some of the design decisions and rationale, challenges faced during development/testing, and key objectives such a product intends to achieve -- a portable and low-cost packet generator that does line speed network traffic generation for high-speed networks. Afterwards, a live demonstration of PktPump's capabilities against a Linux box will follow. ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Om Narasimhan (https://angel.co/om-narasimhan) is founder and CEO of Bluehatsoft Inc. (http://www.bluehatsoft.com/), a company specializing in embedded systems, as well as the networking space. He has worked with embedded hardware and software/firmware for 15 years. LOCATION: Cavium cafeteria 2315 N 1st St. (corner of Charcut Ave.) north San Jose Directions on how to get there are listed at: http://www.svlug.org/directions/cavium.php <--- maps here! We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. If you have any improvements to make, please let SVLUG's volunteers know! [email protected] POST-MEETING GATHERING (if you want): La Victoria Taqueria, 1415 N 4th St. near Gish Road, San Jose. Go south 0.7 miles on N. 1st St. under US-101, then turn half-left onto Matrix Blvd., in 0.3 miles a slight right onto N. 4th Street, 0.5 miles to La Victoria on your right just before Gish Road. We look forward to seeing you there! _______________________________________________ svlug-announce mailing list [email protected] http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug-announce