Title :
IPv6 Application Performance Characterization Using a Virtual/Live Testbed
Author :
Green, David ; Mayo, Richard ; Reddy, Ranga
Author_Institution :
SRI Int., Shrewsbury, NJ
Abstract :
This paper describes development of a testbed that allows for characterization of IPv6 networks and applications. Testing applications across large, next-generation communication networks is a high cost effort, which may be prohibitive to organizations or programs on limited budgets. In such cases, it would be desirable to study the effects of communications channels using a simulated network to provide transport for application packets (in this case, using OPNET). This testbed incorporates TCP and UDP server applications and live IT equipment (routers, switches, servers, etc.) at the edges of a virtual network simulation in the center in order to study and optimize performance and responsiveness to the applications under test
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; telecommunication channels; telecommunication computing; transport protocols; IPv6 network; OPNET; TCP; UDP; application packet; communication channel; live IT equipment; router; virtual network simulation; Application software; Communication channels; Communication networks; Computer networks; Costs; File servers; Network servers; Next generation networking; Software testing; Switches; Hardware-in-the-loop; IPv6; Modeling & Simulation; Modeling and Simulation; OPNET;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2006. MILCOM 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0617-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0618-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302398
