Using Python API to transmit on multiple ports simultaneously

[Vinith Mundhra]

Hi,

I have 5 Ethernet ports on my PC. Using Python and Ostinato, I need to transmit (specific streams) on all 5 ports simultaneously. I have looked at the ostinato-example.py and tried to base that on my requirement. However, when I run the code, I see that Port5 is transmitted first, then Port4, then Port3 and so on - and not simultaneously. Could you please help?

If the ostinato-example.py could be modified to do just that, it would be great.

Thanks,

Vinith

[Srivats P]

Vinith,

Sounds like you wrapped the start/stop transmit code in a loop. Something like this maybe?

for port_id in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:
    tx_port = ost_pb.PortIdList()
    tx_port.port_id.add().id = port_id

    drone.startTransmit(tx_port)

    # wait for transmit to finish
    time.sleep(7)

    drone.stopTransmit(tx_port)

Note that startTransmit and stopTransmit take port lists as the input parameter - so you can provide the list of ports to it on which to start/stop the transmit.

e.g. use a code like this -

tx_port = ost_pb.PortIdList()
for port_id in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]: # use the actual port Ids here
    tx_port.port_id.add().id = port_id

drone.startTransmit(tx_port)

# wait for transmit to finish
time.sleep(7)

drone.stopTransmit(tx_port)

Of course you should have configured the streams on all ports (i.e. call drone.build on each port) before invoking the startTransmit.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Srivats (Founder, Ostinato)
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