# Network traffic data measurement

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/network-traffic-data-measurement/3141>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [June 9, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/network-traffic-data-measurement/3141 "2014-06-09T14:58:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darryl\_MacLeod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Darryl\_MacLeod](https://community.zeek.org/u/Darryl_MacLeod)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/network-traffic-data-measurement/3141/1 "2014-06-09T14:58:17Z")

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Hi All,

I’m relatively new to Bro and have been tasked with determining various network traffic benchmarks.

For example,

Maximum connections per second  
Maximum connections  
Maximum throughput (Mbps)  
Maximum IMIX throughput  
Maximum concurrent TCP sessions  
Expected latency when expecting traffic

Is this possible with Bro? If so, can it be done using the default scripts or will it require custom scripting?

Thanks in advance!

Darryl MacLeod

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**Author:** ![Seth\_Hall3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Seth\_Hall3](https://community.zeek.org/u/Seth_Hall3)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/network-traffic-data-measurement/3141/2 "2014-06-09T15:30:25Z")

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> Maximum connections per second  
> Maximum connections  
> Maximum throughput (Mbps)  
> Maximum IMIX throughput  
> Maximum concurrent TCP sessions

You could calculate most or all of this with scripts currently. I don't know of any existing scripts that will do this for you though (and you'll probably want to look into SumStats). You'll have to write them. 🙂

> Expected latency when expecting traffic

I think we had this book before our first child...  
&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.amazon.com/What-Expect-Youre-Expecting-Edition/dp/0761148574](http://www.amazon.com/What-Expect-Youre-Expecting-Edition/dp/0761148574)

(there isn't a script for that either)

.Seth

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**Author:** ![Darryl\_MacLeod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Darryl\_MacLeod](https://community.zeek.org/u/Darryl_MacLeod)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/network-traffic-data-measurement/3141/3 "2014-06-09T16:13:26Z")

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Seth,

We had the same book. 😉

I assumed I would have to write the scripts… just thought I would verify that.

Thanks.

Darryl

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/network-traffic-data-measurement/3141/4 "2022-05-06T15:41:50Z")

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Closed on May 6, 2022, 3:41pm UTC