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ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option
Introduction
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ITO/xDSL Traffic Generator
Traffic Generator lets you generate network traffic to see
how your network responds to varying traffic loads. Traffic
Generator is available in trial mode. Read the
OneTouch
Network Assistant Getting Started Manual
(P/N 1279870)
and the OneTouch Link program online help for more
information on enabling options.
The following Traffic Generator modes are available and
are covered in this section:
MAC Mode
IP Mode
Ping Mode
The following are some of the possible ways to use
Traffic Generator in MAC or IP mode:
Test for errors on a segment by loading it to a
predetermined level of traffic
Test network error reporting by generating bad
frames (such as short or jabber frames)
Test single ended throughput by monitoring with a
remote device
Verify router/switch/probe RMON and SNMP
interface statistics
Simulate additional users on a LAN
The following are some of the possible ways to use
Traffic Generator in Ping mode:
Verify that a drop-to-network connection can pass a
high rate of traffic without having to do a cable test
Identify bottlenecks by successively pinging devices
along the suspect path
Stress a targeted PC with network activity
Test WAN/LAN’s two way throughput using a single
Network Assistant
Test symmetrical throughput of WAN links
XCaution
Traffic Generator can generate enough traffic to
saturate a 10 MB or 100 Mb Ethernet network.
Take care when using Traffic Generator.
Figure 7-9 shows the Traffic Generator setup display.