Chapter 2: System Architecture
Traffic Generation and Performance Analysis
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Table 2-5. General Characteristics of SmartMetrics Cards
Processor Type
(SmartMetrics)
Used
with
Max #
Streams
Per Port
Max #
Flows
Per
Stream
Frame
Vari ati on s
Traffic
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Method
Limitation/Benefit
ML-5710A
ML-6710
ML-7710
Ethernet 1,000 64K Fields
within a
stream
Round-Robin
sequence
Global interframe or burst
gap; same weighting per
stream.
Hi Density
ML-7710
Version2.00and
higher
Ethernet 1,000 64K Flows Sequencer Round-Robin sequence is
included in this method.
Canalsosequencegroups
of streams and flows, and
analyze each group
independently.
LAN-3201 (A,
As, B) Gigabit
POS-3500/3502
OC-3c/OC-12c
Ethernet 8,000 N/A Fields
within a
stream
Scheduler Sets up a Round-Robin
sequence based on frames
per sec. Requires the same
frame rate per second per
stream for a total of 100%
wire rate to avoid bursty
traffic.
WN-3405,
3415, 3420A
WA N F R
and PPP
128
256 with
SmartLib
N/A N/A N/A N/A
WN-3441A WAN FR
and PPP
2,048
1
1 The maximum number of streams distributed across up to 1022 PVCs (Frame Relay) or across the
number of available channels (PPP).
64K Flows Scheduler Channelized T1
WN-3442A WAN FR
and PPP
2,048
1
64K Flows Scheduler Channelized E1
WN-3445A WAN FR
and PPP
2,048
1
64K Flows Scheduler Channelized DS3
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