[Bloat] Easiest/most effective way to test software against adverse networks?

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Sat Aug 5 15:30:06 EDT 2023


On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 13:35:40 -0400
Sean DuBois via Bloat <bloat at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:

> I am working on improving Pion's Google Congestion Control algorithm
> https://github.com/pion/interceptor/tree/master/pkg/gcc. As I start to use
> it in more real world networks I find flaws.
> 
> How are people testing software today? Is 'Traffic Control' the best option?


Netem works but there are artifacts from the emulation.

But my view on congestion control is that this sounds like Google
doing NIH reinvention. Happens when you hire a lot of smart people

"Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it"


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