TheaterQ: A Qdisc for Dynamic Network Emulation

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Autores principales: Ottens, Martin, Hielscher, Kai-Steffen, German, Reinhard
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Publicado: 2025
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author Ottens, Martin
Hielscher, Kai-Steffen
German, Reinhard
author_facet Ottens, Martin
Hielscher, Kai-Steffen
German, Reinhard
contents TheaterQ is a Linux qdisc designed for dynamic network emulation, addressing the limitations of static parameters in traditional tools like NetEm. By utilizing Trace Files containing timelines with network characteristics, TheaterQ achieves high-accuracy emulation of dynamic networks without involving the userspace and allows for resolutions of characteristic updates of up to 1 microsecond. Features include synchronization across mutliple qdisc instances and handling of delays, bandwidth, packet loss, duplication, and reordering. Evaluations show TheaterQ's accuracy and its comparable performance to existing tools, offering a flexible solution for modern communication protocol development. TheaterQ is available as open-source software under the GPLv2 license.
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spellingShingle TheaterQ: A Qdisc for Dynamic Network Emulation
Ottens, Martin
Hielscher, Kai-Steffen
German, Reinhard
Networking and Internet Architecture
C.2.m; D.4.4
TheaterQ is a Linux qdisc designed for dynamic network emulation, addressing the limitations of static parameters in traditional tools like NetEm. By utilizing Trace Files containing timelines with network characteristics, TheaterQ achieves high-accuracy emulation of dynamic networks without involving the userspace and allows for resolutions of characteristic updates of up to 1 microsecond. Features include synchronization across mutliple qdisc instances and handling of delays, bandwidth, packet loss, duplication, and reordering. Evaluations show TheaterQ's accuracy and its comparable performance to existing tools, offering a flexible solution for modern communication protocol development. TheaterQ is available as open-source software under the GPLv2 license.
title TheaterQ: A Qdisc for Dynamic Network Emulation
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
C.2.m; D.4.4
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.27057