Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of GeniTmixSoftware


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03/14/13 19:56:02 (11 years ago)
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Ben Newton
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    44This page describes how to install and use the Tmix software for generating Tmix input files from a network traffic trace.
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     6Tmix generates traffic based on traffic measured on a real link.  This measurement is made by recording the headers of packets flowing over a link.  The Tmix software described here converts a network trace into a pair of Tmix input files which are then used by another piece of software to replay the traffic.
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    68== Software Package ==
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    4749== Run ==
    48 Tmix generates traffic based on traffic measured on a real link.  Currently only pcap format files are supported.  Pcap is a standard format, and most network traces should be easily output in or converted to the pcap format.  The Tmix software requires that packets be identified as incoming packets or outgoing packets.  Incoming packets are those entering an institution or machine over a link, and likewise outgoing packets are those leaving an institution or machine.  For an internal host surfing the web, the packets making up an HTTP request are outgoing packets, and   
     50Tmix generates traffic based on traffic measured on a real link.  This measurement is made by recording the headers of packets flowing over a link in either direction.  This protion of the Tmix software converts a network trace into a pair of Tmix input files which are then used to replay the traffic in GENI.    Currently only pcap format files are supported.  Pcap is a standard format, and most network traces should be easily output in or converted to the pcap format.  The Tmix software requires that packets be identified as incoming packets or outgoing packets.  Incoming packets are those entering an institution or machine over a link, and likewise outgoing packets are those leaving an institution or machine.  For an internal host surfing the web, the packets making up an HTTP request are outgoing packets, and   
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    5052Follow these steps to obtain a set of Tmix input files. These instructions assume you have installed binaries, and they are in your path, if not, augment the program names below with the paths to those binaries.