--- embedaddon/iperf/docs/index.rst 2016/10/18 13:28:18 1.1 +++ embedaddon/iperf/docs/index.rst 2021/03/17 00:36:45 1.1.1.2 @@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ iperf3 ====== -iperf is a tool for active measurements of the maximum achievable -bandwidth on IP networks. It supports tuning of various parameters -related to timing, protocols, and buffers. For each test it reports -the bandwidth, loss, and other parameters. +The iperf series of tools perform active measurements to determine the +maximum achievable bandwidth on IP networks. It supports tuning of +various parameters related to timing, protocols, and buffers. For +each test it reports the measured throughput, loss, and other +parameters. This version, sometimes referred to as iperf3, is a redesign of an original version developed at NLANR / DAST. iperf3 is a new @@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ original iperf. These include, for example, a zero-co optional JSON output. Note that iperf3 is *not* backwards compatible with the original iperf. -Primary development for iperf3 takes place on CentOS 6 Linux, FreeBSD -10, and MacOS 10.10. At this time, these are the only officially +Primary development for iperf3 takes place on CentOS Linux, FreeBSD, +and macOS. At this time, these are the only officially supported platforms, however there have been some reports of success with OpenBSD, Android, and other Linux distributions. @@ -30,17 +31,23 @@ iperf3 is principally developed by `ESnet `_. It is released under a three-clause BSD license. +iperf2 is no longer being developed by its original maintainers. +However, beginning in 2014, another developer began fixing bugs and +enhancing functionality, and generating releases of iperf2. Both +projects (as of late 2017) are currently being developed actively, but +independently. More information can be found in the :ref:`faq`. + Links for the Impatient ----------------------- Project homepage and documentation hosted on GitHub Pages: -http://software.es.net/iperf/ +https://software.es.net/iperf/ Project site (source code repository, issue tracker) hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/esnet/iperf Source code downloads: -http://downloads.es.net/pub/iperf/ +https://downloads.es.net/pub/iperf/ Contents -------- @@ -53,6 +60,7 @@ Contents building invoking dev + faq Indices and tables ------------------