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Bandwidth Measurement
with Different Processor Speeds and Network Switches
We measure the bandwidth of TCP layer with different hardware. The software is implemented using .NET 2002. We manipulated granularity of data transmission. Our obtained results are shown below:
granularity transmission = g
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Processor
Speed
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g=1K
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g=2K
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g=4K
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g=8K
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g=16K
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450
MHz
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105.63
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105.26
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140.30
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175.16
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215.77
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|
1
GHz
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237.82
|
232.17
|
283.89
|
314.32
|
345.37
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2
GHz
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310.84
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384.28
|
327.36
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441.34
|
494.57
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3 GHz* |
317.70 |
363.73 |
367.79 |
431.12 |
539.40 |
* This experiment was done with machines running Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 using .NET 2003.
Remaining (previous) experiments were done using Microsoft
Windows Server 2000.
Specifications
3Com
SuperStack 3 Baseline
10/100/1000 Switch |
| Total
ports: 6 auto-negotiating 10/100/1000BASE-TX |
|
Media
interfaces: 10/100/1000
MDI/MDIX ports |
| Ethernet
switching features: Store-and-forward;
full-/half-duplex
auto-negotiation, 802.3x flow control |
| Height: 4.4
cm (1.7 in) |
| Width:
44
cm (17.3 in) |
| Depth: 24.8
cm (9.7 in) |
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