Traffic Generator For NDN (ndn-traffic-generator)

This tool is designed to generate interest and data traffic in an NDN network. The client and server tool accept traffic configuration files which can be used to specify the pattern of NDN traffic that is required to be generated. Sample configuration files are provided which include instructions on how to configure various parameters.

Prerequisites

Compiling and running ndn-traffic-generator requires the following dependencies:

1. C++ Boost Libraries version >= 1.48

   On Ubuntu 12.04:

    sudo apt-get install libboost1.48-all-dev
   

   On Ubuntu 13.10 and later

    sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
   

   On OSX with macports

    sudo port install boost
   

   On OSX with brew

    brew install boost
   

   On other platforms Boost Libraries can be installed from the packaged version for the distribution, if the version matches requirements, or compiled from source (http://www.boost.org)

2. ndn-cpp-dev library (https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cpp-dev)

   For detailed installation instructions refer to https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cpp-dev/blob/master/INSTALL.md and/or https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cpp-dev

3. NDN forwarding daemon (https://github.com/named-data/NFD)

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1. Compile And Installation Instructions:

./waf configure
./waf
sudo ./waf install

2. Tool Run Instructions & Command Line Options:

Usage: ndntrafficserver [options] <Traffic_Configuration_File>
Respond to Interest as per provided Traffic Configuration File
Multiple Prefixes can be configured for handling.
Set environment variable NDN_TRAFFIC_LOGFOLDER for redirecting output to a log.
  [-d interval] - set delay before responding to interest in milliseconds (minimum 0 milliseconds)
  [-h] - print help and exit

Usage: ndntraffic [options] <Traffic_Configuration_File>
Generate Interest Traffic as per provided Traffic Configuration File
Interests are continuously generated unless a total number is specified.
Set environment variable NDN_TRAFFIC_LOGFOLDER for redirecting output to a log.
  [-i interval] - set interest generation interval in milliseconds (minimum 1000 milliseconds)
  [-c count] - set total number of interests to be generated
  [-h] - print help and exit

3. Sample Run Instructions

ON MACHINE #1

(NDN forwarding daemon should be running)

Start traffic server

    ndn-traffic-server ndn-traffic-server.conf

ON MACHINE #2

(NDN forwarding daemon should be running)

Start the traffic client

    ndn-traffic ndn-traffic-client.conf

• These tools need not be used together and can be used individually as well.
• Please refer sample configuration files provided for details on how to create your own.
• Use command line options shown above to adjust traffic configuration.