Passive Measurements
path asymmetries - also “what link is being
monitored”
where are timestamps applied?
on the card, at start or end of packet/cell?
on the card, after a queue (FORE cards, NLANR .crl sites)?
in the device driver? in the kernel? in user space?
after buffers and queues? after mixing with other data?
lost/reordered/duplicated packets:
really occurred on network
by card or full memory buffers
by BPF implementation
can't capture to disk or process fast enough