A traffic generator for the performance evaluation of a satellite network

A multi-application traffic generator (MTGJ. whose purpose is the generation of packets over a LAN, is presented. It was born as a tool for the performance measurement of a complex TOMA satellite access scheme currently being tested at CNUCE. The generated traffic simulates the traffic produced by a number of both isochronous and anisochronous applications, thus allowing the measurement of many parameters relevant to the communication network. From the lest point of view, data generated by the MTG system is equivalent to data generated by real applications spread over a network. The MTG system is described and its performance figures are shown.