[Starlink] Starlink REV4 overview and tests

[Starlink] Starlink REV4 overview and tests

[Oleg Kutkov]

My report on the new terminal: 
https://olegkutkov.me/2024/02/12/starlink-terminal-revision-4-overview-and-tests/

But more to come.

-- 
Best regards,
Oleg Kutkov

Re: [Starlink] Starlink REV4 overview and tests

[Oleg Kutkov]

All flent files from my tests: 
https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/

rev3/rev4 single test: flent -p all_scaled -l 60 -H 
netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net

rev3/rev4 2 streams test: flent tcp_2up -p totals -l 60 -H 
netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
                                          flent tcp_2down -p totals -l 
60 -H netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net

rev4 with obstructions and with Gen3 router (bypassed and normal): flent 
rrul -p all_scaled --socket-stats -s 0.5 -l 300 -H 
netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net

On 2/12/24 03:33, Oleg Kutkov via Starlink wrote:
> My report on the new terminal: 
> https://olegkutkov.me/2024/02/12/starlink-terminal-revision-4-overview-and-tests/
>
> But more to come.
>
-- 
Best regards,
Oleg Kutkov

Re: [Starlink] Starlink REV4 overview and tests

[Oleg Kutkov]

It seems that the latest firmware has some improvements: 
https://i0.wp.com/olegkutkov.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rrul_-_rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.png?ssl=1

300 seconds test: 
https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/rrul-2024-02-18T203347.764414.rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.flent.gz

1 minute test: 
https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/rrul-2024-02-18T203033.230468.rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.flent.gz

On 2/12/24 23:09, Oleg Kutkov via Starlink wrote:
> All flent files from my tests: 
> https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/
>
> rev3/rev4 single test: flent -p all_scaled -l 60 -H 
> netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
>
> rev3/rev4 2 streams test: flent tcp_2up -p totals -l 60 -H 
> netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
>                                          flent tcp_2down -p totals -l 
> 60 -H netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
>
> rev4 with obstructions and with Gen3 router (bypassed and normal): 
> flent rrul -p all_scaled --socket-stats -s 0.5 -l 300 -H 
> netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
>
> On 2/12/24 03:33, Oleg Kutkov via Starlink wrote:
>> My report on the new terminal: 
>> https://olegkutkov.me/2024/02/12/starlink-terminal-revision-4-overview-and-tests/
>>
>> But more to come.
>>
-- 
Best regards,
Oleg Kutkov

Re: [Starlink] Starlink REV4 overview and tests

[Dave Taht]

The smoothness that you are observing, may be an artifact of the
sample rate you ran the tests at, which appears to be 1/2 second.

--step-size=.05

is a much better sample rate.

On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM Oleg Kutkov via Starlink
<starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>
> It seems that the latest firmware has some improvements:
> https://i0.wp.com/olegkutkov.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rrul_-_rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.png?ssl=1
>
> 300 seconds test:
> https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/rrul-2024-02-18T203347.764414.rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.flent.gz
>
> 1 minute test:
> https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/rrul-2024-02-18T203033.230468.rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.flent.gz
>
> On 2/12/24 23:09, Oleg Kutkov via Starlink wrote:
> > All flent files from my tests:
> > https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/
> >
> > rev3/rev4 single test: flent -p all_scaled -l 60 -H
> > netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
> >
> > rev3/rev4 2 streams test: flent tcp_2up -p totals -l 60 -H
> > netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
> >                                          flent tcp_2down -p totals -l
> > 60 -H netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
> >
> > rev4 with obstructions and with Gen3 router (bypassed and normal):
> > flent rrul -p all_scaled --socket-stats -s 0.5 -l 300 -H
> > netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
> >
> > On 2/12/24 03:33, Oleg Kutkov via Starlink wrote:
> >> My report on the new terminal:
> >> https://olegkutkov.me/2024/02/12/starlink-terminal-revision-4-overview-and-tests/
> >>
> >> But more to come.
> >>
> --
> Best regards,
> Oleg Kutkov
>
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Re: [Starlink] Starlink REV4 overview and tests

[Oleg Kutkov]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GGqGfyGX0AEbl3S?format=jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GGqGfxhWYAAhj4t?format=jpg&name=large

On 2/19/24 00:25, Dave Taht wrote:
> The smoothness that you are observing, may be an artifact of the
> sample rate you ran the tests at, which appears to be 1/2 second.
>
> --step-size=.05
>
> is a much better sample rate.
>
> On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM Oleg Kutkov via Starlink
> <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>> It seems that the latest firmware has some improvements:
>> https://i0.wp.com/olegkutkov.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rrul_-_rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.png?ssl=1
>>
>> 300 seconds test:
>> https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/rrul-2024-02-18T203347.764414.rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.flent.gz
>>
>> 1 minute test:
>> https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/rrul-2024-02-18T203033.230468.rev4_5776ed0f-38b5-47bf-8ff4-d38f7d2c326b_release.flent.gz
>>
>> On 2/12/24 23:09, Oleg Kutkov via Starlink wrote:
>>> All flent files from my tests:
>>> https://olegkutkov.me/starlink_rev4_second_test/
>>>
>>> rev3/rev4 single test: flent -p all_scaled -l 60 -H
>>> netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
>>>
>>> rev3/rev4 2 streams test: flent tcp_2up -p totals -l 60 -H
>>> netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
>>>                                           flent tcp_2down -p totals -l
>>> 60 -H netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
>>>
>>> rev4 with obstructions and with Gen3 router (bypassed and normal):
>>> flent rrul -p all_scaled --socket-stats -s 0.5 -l 300 -H
>>> netperf-eu.bufferbloat.net
>>>
>>> On 2/12/24 03:33, Oleg Kutkov via Starlink wrote:
>>>> My report on the new terminal:
>>>> https://olegkutkov.me/2024/02/12/starlink-terminal-revision-4-overview-and-tests/
>>>>
>>>> But more to come.
>>>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Oleg Kutkov
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net
>> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink
>
>
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Best regards,
Oleg Kutkov