Apparatus for simulating internet traffic

A system of simulating a plurality of TCP connections directed toward an Internet site under test comprising:

• a processor configured to activate a producer thread process, the producer thread process including:
• randomly determining an IP address;
• and
• requesting a TCP layer process to make a TCP connection to the randomly determined IP address;
• wherein the producer thread process does not block or wait for the TCP connection to be established;
• the processor also configured to activate a consumer thread process upon the occurrence of an event on the TCP connection, the consumer thread process including:
• retrieving information from the TCP connection;
• recording statistics related to the information;
• and
• ending the consumer thread process;
• and
• a memory coupled with the processor to provide the processor with instructions.

A system of simulating a plurality of TCP connections directed toward an Internet site under test comprising:

• means for activating a producer thread process, the producer thread process including:
• randomly determining an IP address;
• and
• requesting a TCP layer process to make a TCP connection to the randomly determined IP address;
• wherein the producer thread process does not block or wait for the TCP connection to be established;
• means for activating a consumer thread process upon the occurrence of an event on the TCP connection, the consumer thread process including:
• retrieving information from the TCP connection;
• recording statistics related to the information;
• and
• ending the consumer thread process.

A computer program product for simulating a plurality of TCP connections directed toward an Internet site under test, comprising:

• computer code activating a producer thread process, the producer thread process including:
• randomly determining an IP address;
• and
• requesting a TCP layer process to make a TCP connection to the randomly determined IP address;
• wherein the producer thread process does not block or wait for the TCP connection to be established;
• computer code activating a consumer thread process upon the occurrence of an event on the TCP connection, the consumer thread process including:
• retrieving information from the TCP connection;
• recording statistics related to the information;
• and
• ending the consumer thread process;
• and
• a computer readable medium that stores the computer codes.

A method of simulating a plurality of TCP connections directed toward an Internet site under test comprising:

• activating a producer thread process, the producer thread process including:
• randomly determining an IP address;
• and
• requesting a TCP layer process to make a TCP connection to the randomly determined IP address;
• wherein the producer thread process does not block or wait for the TCP connection to be established;
• activating a consumer thread process upon the occurrence of an event on the TCP connection, the consumer thread process including:
• retrieving information from the TCP connection;
• recording statistics related to the information;
• and
• ending the consumer thread process.