Description

The PKT-GEN Network Traffic Generator is an easy to use, economical test solution to validate your network throughput, latency, packet loss and jitter. PKT-GEN is a high-performance design supporting UDP network traffic generation and detailed analysis. The tool features an intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it easy for users to configure and control traffic generation parameters.

Free or open-source tools can waste valuable time and jeopardize your network design. PKT-GEN overcomes unreliable test results in a very economical desktop or rackmount enclosure.

 UDP traffic generation has many advantages over TCP traffic generation. UDP is a connectionless protocol and as a result is simpler and more efficient. This simplicity allows for faster packet generation and transmission, making UDP traffic well suited for high-speed or high-volume network testing scenarios. The test results show packet throughput, packet loss, network latency, duplicate packets, out-of-order packets and network jitter. The jitter monitor is a real graph providing positive feedback to the user of the amount of jitter present.

PKT-GEN may be purchased as a standalone product. Additionally, customers who already own our Wanraptor Network Emulator or PDS-1/10G emulator may purchase an upgrade that enables the PKT-GEN feature. By combining PKT-GEN and the Wanraptor Network Latency Emulator in a single design, users can reliably perform network testing and analysis.

 The PKT-GEN product has full line rate performance for 10/100/1000, 10G and 25G Ethernet networks. Packet generation tests have real-time results, and the user may save tests for playback or export test results in text or Excel based reports.

 PKT-GEN can be configured to:

-custom experiment names

- send a stream of IP4 or IP6 UDP packets, with configurable packet rate

- at the same time, receive the stream of packets and measure bandwidth and latency

- send packets in constant mode or user defined number of packets to send

- the packets are customizable in several ways:

- by selecting the source and/or destination MAC address

- by selecting the source and/or destination IP address (fixed, range, random)

- by selecting the packet size (fixed or random)

- by loading the packets from a user-provided pcap file

- measure jitter in both directions of traffic

- measure packet loss in both directions of traffic

 The PKT-GEN traffic generator is a versatile tool that can be used for network testing, application performance assessment, security evaluation, and educational purposes. It enables network administrators, developers, and security professionals to simulate and analyze UDP traffic in various scenarios to optimize network performance, detect vulnerabilities, and ensure the reliability and quality of network-dependent systems.

 The PKT-GEN is available in a small desktop / portable model or 2U 6-Slot model that houses multiple LAN interfaces which can be rack mounted. It is powered by an integrated 90-240V 50/60Hz power supply. The product has a 3-year warranty and includes software maintenance upgrades during the warranty period.