Traffic Generators

• IxChariot
• LANforge FIRE
• RUDE: "RUDE is a small and flexible program that generates traffic to the network, which can be received and logged on the other side of the network with the CRUDE."
• Distributed Internet Traffic Generator (D-ITG)
• Gensyn can generate many TCP streams in parallel in a statistically controlled manner
• Real-Time Voice Traffic Generator
• KUTE: kernel-based traffic engine, a UDP sender and receiver for 2.6 Linux kernels
• MGEN: "MGEN provides the ability to perform IP network performance tests and measurements using UDP/IP traffic"
• Iperf
• TG (SRI and ISI)
• Netcom SmartBits
• Omnicor test traffic generator
• Surge, for generating HTTP traffic
• TGS by Skaion "generates real network traffic by simulating users and services on real and emulated hosts."
• Qosnetics traffic generator with BGP and OSPF testing