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Two hosts should push 10Gbps but the transfer crawls. How do you run a throughput test worth believing?

Most throughput tests measure the tester, not the network. Single stream versus parallel, slow start, sender-side retransmits, and the CPU ceiling: how to produce a number you can act on.

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Most throughput tests measure the tester, not the network. Single stream versus parallel, slow start, sender-side retransmits, and the CPU ceiling: how to produce a number you can act on.

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