Title :
An architecture of virtual NIC driver based on WinPcap and a method to test it
Author :
Dongxiang Fang ; Peifeng Zeng
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Comput. Sci. & Technol., Donghua Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
An architecture of WinPcap based virtual NIC driver is proposed for developing embedded network applications. It makes it possible to develop applications with real network traffic using simulation environment in PC rather than the embedded hardware, reduce development cycles while keeping the cost down. A test method with the tool of Iperf is proposed to test the throughput, packet loss rate for performance and feasibility evaluation of the architecture.
Keywords :
device drivers; embedded systems; network interfaces; operating systems (computers); program testing; Iperf tool; WinPcap; development cycle reduction; embedded hardware; embedded network applications; network interface card; network traffic; packet loss rate; simulation environment; virtual NIC driver architecture; Computer architecture; Hardware; IP networks; Kernel; Loss measurement; Protocols; Throughput; Iperf; TCP/IP stack; WinPcap; embedded system development; virtual driver;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology (ICCT), 2013 15th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guilin
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.2013.6820437
