TE AM FL Y Network Performance Open Source Toolkit Using Netperf, tcptrace, NIST Net, and SSFNet Richard Blum Network Performance Open Source Toolkit Using Netperf, tcptrace, NIST Net, and SSFNet Richard Blum Executive Publisher: Robert Ipsen Executive Editor: Carol Long Assistant Developmental Editor: Adaobi Obi Tulton Editorial Manager: Kathryn Malm Managing Editor: Pamela M. Hanley Text Design & Composition: Wiley Composition Services This book is printed on acid-free paper. ∞ Copyright © 2003 by Richard Blum. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8700. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4447, E-mail: