$FreeBSD: head/tools/tools/netmap/README 234962 2012-05-03 16:09:44Z luigi $

This directory contains examples that use netmap

	pkt-gen		a packet sink/source using the netmap API

	bridge		a two-port jumper wire, also using the native API

	testpcap	a jumper wire using libnetmap (or libpcap)

	click*		various click examples

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Some performance data as of may 2012 for applications using libpcap.
Throughput is generally in Mpps computed with the 64-byte frames,
using 1 core on a 2.9GHz CPU and 10Gbit/s interface

Libpcap version	-- Application ---------------------
BSD	netmap
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 0.77	 3.82	ports/trafshow (version 5)
 0.94	 7.7	net-mgmt/ipcad (ip accounting daemon)