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Each cluster of 8 Nanostations were connected to a RB750UP to power them up and give a client peer for the Traffic Generator attached to the AP.

The whole cluster was powered up by 2x100A Gel Batteries @24v

 

     

The Cluster was located at around 900m from the AP and the fresnel was pretty clear (Radiomobile simulates city obstructions but the LOS was clear)

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The Below config was splitted between the 4 RB450G (Yeah i could've use only 3 of them, but i used 4 to have some room to more experiments).

/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.101.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.101.2

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ip-src=192.168.101.1

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name=101;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str101

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=101

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id=1
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.102.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.102.2

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ip-src=192.168.102.1

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name=102;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str102

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=102

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id=2
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.103.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.103.2

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ip-src=192.168.103.1

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name=103;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str103

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=103

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id=3
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.104.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.104.2

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ip-src=192.168.104.1

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name=104;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str104

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=104

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id=4
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.105.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.105.2

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ip-src=192.168.105.1

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name=105;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str105

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=105

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id=5
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.106.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.106.2

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ip-src=192.168.106.1

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name=106;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str106

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=106

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id=6
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.107.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.107.2

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ip-src=192.168.107.1

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name=107;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str107

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=107

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id=7
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.108.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.108.2

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ip-src=192.168.108.1

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name=108;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str108

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=108

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id=8
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.111.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.111.2

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ip-src=192.168.111.1

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name=111;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str111

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=111

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id=11
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.112.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.112.2

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ip-src=192.168.112.1

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name=112;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str112

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=112

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id=12
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.113.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.113.2

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ip-src=192.168.113.1

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name=113;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str113

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=113

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id=13
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.114.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.114.2

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ip-src=192.168.114.1

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name=114;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str114

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=114

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id=14
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.115.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.115.2

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ip-src=192.168.115.1

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name=115;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str115

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=115

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id=15
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.116.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.116.2

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ip-src=192.168.116.1

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name=116;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str116

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=116

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id=0
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.117.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.117.2

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ip-src=192.168.117.1

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name=117;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str117

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=117

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id=0
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.118.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.118.2

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ip-src=192.168.118.1

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name=118;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str118

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=118

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id=1
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.121.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.121.2

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ip-src=192.168.121.1

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name=121;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str121

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=121

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id=4
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.122.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.122.2

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ip-src=192.168.122.1

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name=122;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

...

add

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mbps=2

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name=str122

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=122

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id=5
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.123.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.123.2

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ip-src=192.168.123.1

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name=123;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

...

add

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mbps=2

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name=str123

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=123

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id=6
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.124.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.124.2

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ip-src=192.168.124.1

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name=124;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str124

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=124

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id=7
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.125.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.125.2

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ip-src=192.168.125.1

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name=125;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str125

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=125

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id=8
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.126.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.126.2

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ip-src=192.168.126.1

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name=126;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str126

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=126

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id=9
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.127.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.127.2

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ip-src=192.168.127.1

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name=127;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str127

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=127

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id=10
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.128.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.128.2

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ip-src=192.168.128.1

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name=128;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str128

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=128

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id=11
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.131.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.131.2

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ip-src=192.168.131.1

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name=131;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str131

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=131

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id=14
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.132.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.132.2

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ip-src=192.168.132.1

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name=132;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str132

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=132

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id=15
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.133.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.133.2

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ip-src=192.168.133.1

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name=133;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str133

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=133

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id=0
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.134.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.134.2

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ip-src=192.168.134.1

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name=134;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str134

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=134

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id=1
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.135.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.135.2

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ip-src=192.168.135.1

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name=135;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str135

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=135

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id=2
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.136.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.136.2

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ip-src=192.168.136.1

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name=136;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str136

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=136

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id=3
/ip

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address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.137.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.137.2

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ip-src=192.168.137.1

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name=137;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str137

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=137

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id=4
/ip

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address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.138.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.138.2

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ip-src=192.168.138.1

...

name=138;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str138

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=138

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id=5
/ip

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address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.141.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.141.2

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ip-src=192.168.141.1

...

name=141;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str141

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=141

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id=8
/ip

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address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.142.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.142.2

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ip-src=192.168.142.1

...

name=142;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str142

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=142

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id=9
/ip

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address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.143.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.143.2

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ip-src=192.168.143.1

...

name=143;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

...

name=str143

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=143

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id=10
/ip

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address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.144.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.144.2

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ip-src=192.168.144.1

...

name=144;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

...

add

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mbps=2

...

name=str144

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packet-size=1500

...

tx-template=144

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id=11
/ip

...

address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.145.1/30

...

;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.145.2

...

ip-src=192.168.145.1

...

name=145;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

...

add

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mbps=2

...

name=str145

...

packet-size=1500

...

tx-template=145

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id=12
/ip

...

address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.146.1/30

...

;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.146.2

...

ip-src=192.168.146.1

...

name=146;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

...

name=str146

...

packet-size=1500

...

tx-template=146

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id=13
/ip

...

address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.147.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.147.2

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ip-src=192.168.147.1

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name=147;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str147

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=147

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id=14
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.148.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.148.2

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ip-src=192.168.148.1

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name=148;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str148

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=148

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id=15
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.151.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.151.2

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ip-src=192.168.151.1

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name=151;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str151

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=151

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id=2
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.152.1/30

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;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.152.2

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ip-src=192.168.152.1

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name=152;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

...

name=str152

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=152

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id=3
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.153.1/30

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;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.153.2

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ip-src=192.168.153.1

...

name=153;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

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name=str153

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=153

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id=4
/ip

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address

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add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.154.1/30

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;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.154.2

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ip-src=192.168.154.1

...

name=154;

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/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

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mbps=2

...

name=str154

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packet-size=1500

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tx-template=154

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id=5
/ip

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address

...

add

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interface=bridge-PPPoE

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address=192.168.155.1/30

...

;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

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add

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header-stack=mac,ip,udp

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ip-dst=192.168.155.2

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ip-src=192.168.155.1

...

name=155;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

...

mbps=2

...

name=str155

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packet-size=1500

...

tx-template=155

...

id=6
/ip

...

address

...

add

...

interface=bridge-PPPoE

...

address=192.168.156.1/30

...

;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

...

add

...

header-stack=mac,ip,udp

...

ip-dst=192.168.156.2

...

ip-src=192.168.156.1

...

name=156;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

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add

...

mbps=2

...

name=str156

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packet-size=1500

...

tx-template=156

...

id=7
/ip

...

address

...

add

...

interface=bridge-PPPoE

...

address=192.168.157.1/30

...

;

...

/tool

...

traffic-generator

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packet-template

...

add

...

header-stack=mac,ip,udp

...

ip-dst=192.168.157.2

...

ip-src=192.168.157.1

...

name=157;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

...

add

...

mbps=2

...

name=str157

...

packet-size=1500

...

tx-template=157

...

id=8
/ip

...

address

...

add

...

interface=bridge-PPPoE

...

address=192.168.158.1/30

...

;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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packet-template

...

add

...

header-stack=mac,ip,udp

...

ip-dst=192.168.158.2

...

ip-src=192.168.158.1

...

name=158;

...

/tool

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traffic-generator

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stream

...

add

...

mbps=2

...

name=str158

...

packet-size=1500

...

tx-template=158

...

id=9

 

We used the easiest packet: UDP 1500. We use PPPoE so it's about 1480, close to 1500. We could've mixed some different packet sizes but for the tests, we wanted to check the best performance at the best condition.

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On the Cluster side, each VLAN coming from each Station, had the other address of the /30 configured. Nothing else.

 

Everything was set up, the Cluster powered up, let's start!

Results

Test 48

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stations / 48 streams 2Mbit/s

With 48 streams @2Mbit/s the aggregated throughput was  ~22Mbit/s

Pretty poor results, but Airmax shared that throughput among all the stations, which is good!

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Test 48

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stations / 10 streams 8Mbit/s

Same number of connected stations, but only 10 of them making traffic (which is more close to real AP utilization)

Results were much better ~42Mbit/s

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Test 24

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stations / 24 streams 2Mbit/s

Test 8

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stations / 8 streams 10Mbit/s

Conclusions