Usage and Examples
The Rendezvous performance assessment tool is extremely flexible; it can measure performance in many different configurations of hardware, operating systems, network topologies, and operating conditions. The results can guide hardware purchases, tune for optimal network performance, or validate the suitability of Rendezvous software in specific situations. The remaining parts of this section present selected examples.
Remember, it is crucial to gauge performance in actual deployment networks, rather than in a laboratory. Benchmarks produced in one network rarely apply to other networks. Changing the network (by adding or removing computers, routers, or other elements) can change performance dramatically.
Network Stress
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On a fast computer Rendezvous software can overwhelm the capacity of the network. Other programs operating during this kind of performance test can display symptoms of network stress. |