Tools

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Abing, formerly ABwE (2003)

IGI/PTR (2003)

pathChirp (2003)

Pathload (2003)

Spruce (2003)

DietTopp (2004)

YAZ (2005)

ASSOLO (2008)

Configurations

For each measurement tool we left the configuration parameters untouched, using default values suggested by the authors in the original papers or directly hardcoded within the software. Below the main configuration parameters used for the tests described in [1] and [2] are listed.

Abing

  • repeating factor: 30
  • # of packet pairs: 20
  • probing packets' size: 1500 byte
  • inter pairs distance: 50 ms

IGI/PTR

  • # of train probed for each source gap: 3
  • # of probing packets foreach train: 60
  • probing packets' size: 1024 byte

pathChirp

  • probing packets' size: 1024 byte
  • chirp spreading factor (gamma): 1.2
  • probing Lower bound: 10
  • probing Upper bound: 150
  • probing time (for multiple estimations): 4s

Pathload

  • # of streams: 12
  • # of packets per stream: 100
  • bandwidth resolution (fraction of the ADR): .02

Spruce

  • # of packets pairs: 100
  • packtes' size: 1500 byte
  • channel capacity: 100 Mbps

DietTopp

  • # of packets per train: 64
  • # of trains per offered rate: 5
  • packets' size: 1500 byte
  • # of levels between offered(min) and offered(max): 10

YAZ

  • # of trains: 1
  • # of packets per train: 50
  • packets' size: 1500
  • convergence resolution: 100
  • minimum spacing: 40 us

ASSOLO

  • probing packets' size: 1024 byte
  • reach spreading factor (gamma): 1.2
  • reach treshold (sigma): .05
  • probing Lower bound: 10
  • probing Upper bound: 150
  • probing time (for multiple estimations): 4s

Publications

[1] Emanuele Goldoni and Marco Schivi, "End-to-End Available Bandwidth Estimation Tools, an Experimental Comparison", submitted to TMA Workshop 2010.

[2] Marco Schivi, "Valutazione sperimentale di tecniche per la stima della banda disponibile", Bachelor Thesis, December 2009 (in Italian). [PDF]

Presentations

  • "An Experimental Evaluation of End-to-End Available Bandwidth Estimation Tools", presented at the Annual Italian Networking Meeting, "Reti.it Workshop"