Abstract

As AARNet prepares to launch a 10 Gbps customer connection, a complimentary project was initiated  to implement an architecture for testing networking throughput at speeds beyond 1 Gbps.

This project consisted of initially connecting a pair of servers back to back at 10Gbps and then adding switches, routers and increasing the distance between end points. The results of these experiments show the impact of server hardware, server configuration and operating system limitations that can affect overall throughput. The results that will be presented are from practical experiments in the real world that will assist users obtain greater efficiency across the AARNet network.

Bio

Tim Rayner is a member of the AARNet operations team located in Canberra. He is responsible for the operation of the AARNet network, and technical liason with customers in the ACT. Tim holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science degrees from UNSW, and has previously worked as Networks Team Leader at Charles Sturt University.