[netperf-talk] Re: Packet loss using netperf

[Rick Jones]

Ramya Raghavendra wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to find the packet loss of a UDP transmission
> using netperf. Is it correct to take the difference between the
> sender's throughput and the receiver's throughput?

More specifically, the number of sends the sender thinks it completed vs the 
number of receives.  Keep in mind that if the sender is faster than the network, 
and does not have "intra-stack" flow control it ispossible for the sender to 
report a rate higher than the network could support :)

rickjones