TCP-Forum-Server

Archive Contents:

• Report.pdf: Assignment evaluation report
• .gitignore: Git ignore file
• TCPServerMultithreaded (folder): TCP server implementation (visual studio project)
• TCPServerTestHarness (folder): Test harness implementation (visual studio project)
• README.md: Readme file
• test-harness-results.csv: Raw results from throughput tests
• Graphs.xlsx: Excel file containing average graphs

How to Run Server and Test Harness:

1. Compile TCPServerMultithreaded.exe in visual studio
2. Compile TCPServerTestHarness.exe in visual studio
3. Navigate to TCPServerMultithreaded.exe and run "./TCPServerMultithreaded.exe" in the terminal
4. Navigate to TCPServerTestHarness.exe and run "./TCPServerTestHarness.exe ip_address poster_count reader_count duration_secs throttle validate" in the terminal

• ip_address: the server's IP
• poster_count: the number of poster threads you want to create
• reader_count: the number of reader threads you want to create
• duration_secs: the duration of the test in seconds
• throttle: 0 & 1 are valid, where the test will throttle on 1 and not on 0
• validate: 0 & 1 are valid, where the test will validate responses on 1 and not on 0

5. The test will commence and report the results to the console as well as a CSV file located in the same directory as the test harness executable