Performance - Multi Gig Ethernet LAN
Performance - Multi Gig Ethernet LAN
Faster Ethernet is becoming more popular in order to improve performance. In the future years, we'll gradually move away from 1 Gigabit connections towards 10 Gigabit connections, with 2.5 and 5 Gbps connections also being made accessible as interim jack. For testing purposes, we have invested in a 10 Gigabit network infrastructure. We begin with a Gigabit uplink and then connect to the 2.5, 5 or 10 Gbps networks in order to scientifically analyze the throughput of the network.
Above the 2.5 GigE LAN connection, we notice some issues with the Realtek 8225 2.5 GigE NIC. 1951 Mbps is 244 MB/sec of transfer throughput. It seems the LAN jack is in serious need of a driver update.
