Speed Testing for Measuring Network Traffic in a Smart Network Switch

This work addresses the lack of a comprehensive framework for comparing and evaluating networking algorithms designed for throughput and congestion optimization. Using a network setup in Mininet with smart switches, traffic generator, and bottleneck network, it employs iPerf TCP for measuring TCP flows and OB-UDPST for UDP flows. The simulations cover various network parameters like link latency, capacities, and queue management techniques, facilitating a thorough comparison of different techniques in mixed flow environments. The framework serves as a validation platform for network traffic optimization algorithms, allowing researchers to assess algorithm performance uniformly across diverse network parameters, ultimately advancing the field of network optimization.