Pktgen-DPDK

Spec sheet

Purpose

Pktgen is a multi-port, multi-core traffic generator built on DPDK for repeatable performance and functional packet tests.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The project directs users to GitHub issues for bug reports and feature requests and asks for version, DPDK build, NIC, driver, and reproduction details.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies its license as BSD-3-Clause.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Founded

2010Read 28 Sep 2026 · github.com

Automation

Users can control Pktgen through an interactive console, Lua scripts, or a remote TCP socket that defaults to port 22022.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build requirements

The documented setup uses DPDK, libbsd, configured hugepages, a NIC bound to a supported UIO driver, and Python 3 for helper scripts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Extensibility

The project includes a plugin architecture and supports packet capture and pcap dumping.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Linux guidance

The quick start lists Ubuntu 22.04 or later as a typical environment.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maintainer

The repository says Pktgen was created and is maintained by Keith Wiles at Intel Corporation, with community contributions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Measurements

It provides latency and jitter measurement, per-queue statistics, and extended statistics pages.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Performance

The project describes wire-rate packet generation with 64-byte frames, subject to hardware and core count.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Protocols

It supports IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, VLAN, GRE, and GTP-U.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Traffic modes

Modes include packet sequence, range, random, pcap replay, and latency.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Network Testing Software#26 of 337.2