| Title page |
 | Preface |
| Copyright and disclaimer |
| What this document contains |
| Who should read this document |
| Related documents |
| Feedback |
| Acknowledgments |
| Overview and headline results |
| About the benchmark tests |
| Headline figures |
| Caplin's benchmark tools |
| Test results for headline figures |
| Low update rates for large numbers of end users |
| Medium update rates for large numbers of end users |
| High update rates for large numbers of end users |
| Very high and extreme update rates |
| Test details |
| How to benchmark using Caplin's tools |
| Package contents |
| Architecture |
| Test DataSource application (Benchsrc) |
| Test RTTP client application (Benchrttp) |
| Benchmark requirements |
| Installation and Setup |
| Installing Benchtools |
| Benchsrc setup |
| Benchrttp setup |
| Liberator installation |
| Liberator setup |
| How Caplin's benchmark tests were conducted |
| Test method |
| Test configurations |
| Test software |
| Test hardware |
| The network |
| Results of additional tests |
| Effect of session threads on performance |
| Low backend data set |
| Medium backend dataset |
| Effect of DataSource threads on performance |
| High backend dataset |
| High backend dataset - adding session threads |
| Medium backend dataset |
| Effect of burst configuration (batching) on performance |
| Low backend dataset |
| Effect of message size on performance |
| Overall size of a message |
| Number of fields in a message |
| Effect of failover on performance |
| Latency during failover scenario |
| Liberator 4.4 versus 4.2 |
| Low backend data set |
| Medium backend data set |
| Frequently asked questions |
| What burst configuration should we use? |
| How many threads should we configure? |
| How do message sizes affect performance? |
| How much bandwidth will our Liberator use? |
| How many subscriptions can Liberator handle? |
| How much disk space will our Liberator need? |
| Why are there no CPU usage measurements for some tests? |
| Glossary of terms and acronyms |
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