Multicast Latency Options#
Common Options#
Duration
The duration in seconds of the time used in each trial for the actual measurement. This does not include the test setup and teardown phases so the total duration of a test will be longer.
Iterations
The number of times a test is repeated using the same set of variable parameters (packet size, rate, etc.)
Multicast Group Count Selection#
Count List
A comma-separated list of the multicast group counts to use for each iteration.
Count Range
An incrementing list from start to end with the specified step size.
Delay Settings#
Join-to-Traffic Delay
The number of seconds to wait between sending the Join requests on the destination ports and starting the multicast traffic on the source port.
Rate Settings#
Initial Rate
If present this option denotes the initial rate in percent of the overall rate configured in the Multicast Stream panel.
Maximum Rate
If present this option denotes the maximum rate in percent of the overall rate configured in the Multicast Stream panel.
Step Rate
If present this option is used to increment the rate percentage when iterating from a starting to a maximum rate.