Network Performance

Metrics
Quan LE-TRUNG, Assoc. Prof. Dr.techn.
Contents
• Metrics
• Tools/Utilities
Metrics
• Maths
• Average/Mean
• Variation
• Standard deviation
• Network performance
• Bandwidth (bps)
• Packet delivery ratio (%)
• Latency/Delay (sec/ms)
• Jitter/Skew
 http://www.platinumgmat.com/gmat_study_guide/statistics_mean

Metrics https://www.random.org/
https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/standard-deviation-formulas.html

• Maths
• Average/Mean/Median
• Variation/Standard deviation
• Random number generators/Seed numbers
• Uniform
• Stream/Seed numbers to be used in simulator(s)
• Others
Avg=(1-µ).Avg+µ.new_measuredData (0<µ<1)
 • Network performance
• Bandwidth (bps)
Metrics • Packet delivery ratio (%)
• Latency/Delay (sec/ms)
• Jitter/Skew
What are metrics?
Metrics are a quantitative and qualitative way to verify a desired behavior. For instance many operators like to
measure their "uptime", a count of how often services are available for users. Network metrics are similar, and are
related to desired outcomes. Some measurements include:
1.Network capacity can be described as "how much" traffic can cross a given link, segment, or aggregated path
2.Network utilization is a measurement of how much of the capacity is currently in use
3.Throughput (sometimes called achievable bandwidth) is a measure of how much of the network can be used at a
given time. This can be thought of as a form of inverse of the utilization, and is often measured for paths versus
individual segments
4.Round trip latency is the measure of how long data takes to travel between two hosts
5.One way latency is a measure of a single direction between hosts
6.Packet loss is a measurement of how many packets are dropped (reason agnostic) on a network segment or path
7.Packet duplication is a measure of how many packets are duplicated (reason agnostic) on a network segment or
path
8.Jitter is the variation in arrival times for packets between two participating endpoints
Tools/Utilities
• iperf
• iftop
• prtg
• speedtest.net
• many others
• Ns-2/ns-3
• Gns
• Omnet++
Fairness
• Max-min fairness
Fairness example
Fairness in Network Protocols
• TCP
• Ethernet {802.3 with CSMA/CD – Backoff Algorithm}
• 802.11 with CSMA/CA
• Other protocols
https://www.opennms.org/en

Developers/SDKs
• Web SNMP API
• https://www.webnms.com/snmp/
• net-snmp
• http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/
https://demo.opennms.org/opennms/index.jsp