freebsd-ports/net/sting/pkg-descr
Will Andrews da5eed337a Add STING, a TCP-based network measurement tool that measures end-to-end
network path characteristics. sting is unique because it can estimate
one-way properties, such as loss rate, through careful manipulation and
observation of TCP behavior.

Since Benno submitted the port first, and since the patches are nearly
identical, Benno will get credit for creating the port.  However, since
Kelly offered to maintain it, he will get the job.

PRs:		18476, 18508
Submitted by:	Benno Rice <benno@netizen.com.au>,
		Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@posi.net>
2000-05-22 08:35:10 +00:00

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sting is a TCP-based network measurement tool that measures end-to-end
network path characteristics. sting is unique because it can estimate
one-way properties, such as loss rate, through careful manipulation and
observation of TCP behavior. In addition, using TCP allows sting to
leverage the existing Internet infrastructure -- any TCP server can be
used as a de facto measurement service -- and it avoids increasing
problems with ICMP-based network measurement (blocking, spoofing, rate
limiting, etc).
WWW: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/savage/sting/