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DNSPerf, ResPerf, and DHCPerf are free tools developed by Nominum that
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make it simple to gather accurate latency and throughput metrics for
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Domain Name Service (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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(DHCP). These tools are easy-to-use and simulate typical Internet so
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network operators can benchmark their naming and addressing
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infrastructure and plan for upgrades. The latest version of the DNS
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test tools (DNSPerf and ResPerf) can be used with new test files that
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include IPv6 queries.
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DNSPerf "self-paces" the DNS query load to simulate network
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conditions. New features in DNSPerf improve the precision of latency
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measurements and allow for per packet per-query latency reporting is
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possible. DNSPerf is now multithreaded, multiple DNSPerf clients can
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be supported in multicore systems (each client requires two
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cores). The output of DNSPerf has also been improved so it is more
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concise and useful. Latency data can be used to make detailed graphs
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so it is simple for network operators to take advantage of the data.
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