iperf3 traffic generator sends campus->DC, should be DC->campus (server pushes to client) #58

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2026-07-20T16:36:23Z

Damien commented

2026-07-20 16:36:23 +00:00

Problem

scripts/generate_traffic.sh runs iperf3 -c "$server_ip" ... from the
campus host with no -R, so per iperf3 defaults the client sends
and the server receives -- traffic flows campus-host -> dc-server.

That's backwards for what these roles represent: dc-serverN is the
DC-hosted service, campus-hostN is the consumer. A real DC-hosted
service delivers data to the consumer (download), it doesn't only
receive uploads from it.

Fix

Add -R (reverse) to the iperf3 -c invocation so the server
(dc-serverN) sends and the client (campus-hostN) receives, and
update the script's direction labels (server -> client instead of
client -> server) to match.

## Problem `scripts/generate_traffic.sh` runs `iperf3 -c "$server_ip" ...` from the campus host with no `-R`, so per iperf3 defaults the **client sends** and the **server receives** -- traffic flows campus-host -> dc-server. That's backwards for what these roles represent: `dc-serverN` is the DC-hosted service, `campus-hostN` is the consumer. A real DC-hosted service delivers data *to* the consumer (download), it doesn't only receive uploads from it. ## Fix Add `-R` (reverse) to the `iperf3 -c` invocation so the server (`dc-serverN`) sends and the client (`campus-hostN`) receives, and update the script's direction labels (`server -> client` instead of `client -> server`) to match.

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2026-07-20 16:38:11 +00:00

Reverse iperf3 traffic direction to DC->campus (server pushes to client)

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2026-07-20 16:58:07 +00:00

Fix scripts/README.md doc drift after iperf3/weathermap direction fixes

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2026-07-20 16:58:24 +00:00

Telemetry: gnmic + Prometheus + Grafana weathermap dashboard, iperf3 traffic generator #59

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2026-07-20 16:58:55 +00:00

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