Multicast Measurement Tools Taxonomy
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This section concerns multicast tools. A summary is
provided along with web page pointers
to more detailed information. Review comments are also included when available.
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| Tool |
Input |
Measurement |
Output |
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Active /
passive |
Functions |
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| Mantra |
Router |
passive |
traffic, route, session, topology |
web pages
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| Mhealth |
RTCP-Data, mtrace |
active |
traffic, route, session, location, duration, frequency of data loss |
files, GUI |
| Mlisten |
Session Announcements, RTCP data |
active |
session: join and leave stats, connection time characteristics, mcast tree size and characteristics
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files, GUI |
| Mrouted |
IGMP |
active |
traffic, route |
text |
| Mtrace |
multicast router traces, IGMP ext. |
active |
traffic, route, loss rates along links, mcast pkts/hop/sec |
text |
| Multicast Beacon |
packets |
both |
multicast session, traffic |
Access Grid |
| MultiMON |
TCPdump |
passive |
traffic, route |
GUI |
| RM |
Route Updates |
passive |
traffic, route, rates route stability |
files |
| RTPmon |
RTCP data |
passive |
traffic, route |
GUI |
| SDR-Monitor |
sdr-cache data |
passive |
session |
files, GUI |
| SM |
Session Announcements, RTCP data |
passive |
traffic, route, session |
GUI |
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