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--- documentation:examples:ipsec_performance_of_a_netgate_rcc-ve_4860 [2020/09/22 12:02] – [R3 (Reference device)] olivier
+++ documentation:examples:ipsec_performance_of_a_netgate_rcc-ve_4860 [2020/09/22 12:06] – [Using IPSec bench "Equilibrium throughput" method] olivier
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 Once done, we start using a fast method for measuring the "IPsec equilibrium throughput" of the DUT.
-Notice that the reference device (IBM x3550-M3) used in front of the Netgate has a [[IPSec performance lab of an IBM System x3550 M3 with Intel 82580|equilibrium throughput of 843Mb/s]]. Then if the value measured during this bench is close to 843Mb/s we had to found a more powerful reference device.
 From the packet generator/receiver a simple script that use netmap-pktgen will do the job:
 <code>
-[root@R1]~# equilibrium -u -4 -d 00:08:a2:09:33:da -t igb2 -r igb3
+[root@R1]~# equilibrium -4 -u -d 00:08:a2:09:33:da -t igb1 -r igb2
 Benchmark tool using equilibrium throughput method
 - Benchmark mode: Bandwitdh (bps) for VPN gateway
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   - Offering load = 500 Mb/s
   - Step = 250 Mb/s
-  - Measured forwarding rate = 399 Mb/s
+  - Measured forwarding rate = 499 Mb/s
 Iteration 2
-  - Offering load = 250 Mb/s
+  - Offering load = 750 Mb/s
   - Step = 250 Mb/s
-  - Trend = decreasing
+  - Trend = increasing
-  - Measured forwarding rate = 250 Mb/s
+  - Measured forwarding rate = 670 Mb/s
 Iteration 3
-  - Offering load = 375 Mb/s
+  - Offering load = 625 Mb/s
   - Step = 125 Mb/s
-  - Trend = increasing
+  - Trend = decreasing
-  - Measured forwarding rate = 375 Mb/s
+  - Measured forwarding rate = 624 Mb/s
 Iteration 4
-  - Offering load = 437 Mb/s
+  - Offering load = 687 Mb/s
   - Step = 62 Mb/s
   - Trend = increasing
-  - Measured forwarding rate = 399 Mb/s
+  - Measured forwarding rate = 672 Mb/s
 Iteration 5
-  - Offering load = 406 Mb/s
+  - Offering load = 656 Mb/s
   - Step = 31 Mb/s
   - Trend = decreasing
-  - Measured forwarding rate = 399 Mb/s
+  - Measured forwarding rate = 655 Mb/s
 Iteration 6
-  - Offering load = 391 Mb/s
+  - Offering load = 671 Mb/s
   - Step = 15 Mb/s
-  - Trend = decreasing
+  - Trend = increasing
-  - Measured forwarding rate = 391 Mb/s
+  - Measured forwarding rate = 670 Mb/s
 Iteration 7
-  - Offering load = 398 Mb/s
+  - Offering load = 678 Mb/s
   - Step = 7 Mb/s
   - Trend = increasing
-  - Measured forwarding rate = 398 Mb/s
+  - Measured forwarding rate = 670 Mb/s
-Estimated Equilibrium Ethernet throughput= 398 Mb/s (maximum value seen: 399 Mb/s)
+Estimated Equilibrium Ethernet throughput= 670 Mb/s (maximum value seen: 672 Mb/s)
 </code>
-Using AES-GCM-128 and aesni kernel module loaded on the NetGate RCC-VE 4860, we can estimate an IPSec Equilibrium throughput of about 400Mb/s.
+Using AES-GCM-128 and aesni kernel module loaded on the NetGate RCC-VE 4860, we can estimate an IPSec Equilibrium throughput of about 672Mb/s.
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