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SW-535 RFC 2544 Test Report

This page presents the RFC 2544 benchmark test results for the Brainboxes SW-535 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with jumbo frame support. RFC 2544 defines a standardised methodology for benchmarking network interconnect devices, covering throughput, latency, frame loss rate, and back-to-back frame handling.

Testing was performed using the Xena2544 v2.97 automated test suite on 6 May 2026, with a total test duration of 4 hours 25 minutes. Tests used custom frame sizes covering standard and jumbo frames (64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 1280, 1518, 2048, 4096, 8192, and 9000 bytes) in a full-mesh, bidirectional topology across all 5 ports at 1 Gbps.

Result: All Tests Passed

The SW-535 passed all RFC 2544 tests with zero frame loss at full line rate across every frame size (including jumbo frames up to 9000 bytes) and all 20 bidirectional port-to-port flows.

TestResult
ThroughputPass — 100% line rate, all frame sizes
Latency & JitterPass — at 50% and 100% rates
Frame Loss RatePass — 0% loss at 50% and 100% rates
Back-to-BackPass — at 50% and 100% rates

Test Configuration

ParameterValue
TopologyMesh
DirectionBidirectional
Frame Size TypeCustom Sizes
Frame Sizes64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 1280, 1518, 2048, 4096, 8192, 9000 bytes
Port Count5
Port Speed1 Gbps (Auto-negotiated)
Test ToolXena2544 v2.97
Test ChassisAbyssinian (S/N 2343912)
ModuleOdin-1G-3S-6P (S/N 870728)

Port Configuration

Port IDInterface TypeSpeedRate
P-0-2-0SFP-E 10/100/1000MAuto1 Gbps
P-0-2-1SFP-E 10/100/1000MAuto1 Gbps
P-0-2-2SFP-E 10/100/1000MAuto1 Gbps
P-0-2-3SFP-E 10/100/1000MAuto1 Gbps
P-0-2-4SFP-E 10/100/1000MAuto1 Gbps

Throughput Test

The throughput test determines the maximum rate at which none of the offered frames are dropped by the device. Each frame size was tested for 60 seconds over 3 iterations, with a binary search from 0–100% line rate at 0.5% resolution and 0% acceptable loss.

The SW-535 achieved 100% throughput at line rate for every frame size with zero frame loss.

Frame Size (bytes)Offered RateTx Rate (L1)Tx Rate (L2)Tx (Frames)Rx (Frames)LossResult
64100%5.000 Gbps3.810 Gbps446,427,600446,427,6000Pass
128100%5.000 Gbps4.324 Gbps253,377,600253,377,6000Pass
256100%5.000 Gbps4.638 Gbps135,868,800135,868,8000Pass
512100%5.000 Gbps4.812 Gbps70,488,00070,488,0000Pass
1024100%5.000 Gbps4.904 Gbps35,918,40035,918,4000Pass
1280100%5.000 Gbps4.923 Gbps28,845,60028,845,6000Pass
1518100%5.000 Gbps4.935 Gbps24,381,60024,381,6000Pass
2048100%5.000 Gbps4.952 Gbps18,133,20018,133,2000Pass
4096100%5.000 Gbps4.975 Gbps9,110,4009,110,4000Pass
8192100%4.999 Gbps4.987 Gbps4,566,0004,566,0000Pass
9000100%4.999 Gbps4.988 Gbps4,156,8004,156,8000Pass

SW-535 Throughput by Frame Size vs Theoretical Max

All 20 bidirectional port-to-port flows showed identical throughput with zero loss at every frame size.

Per-Port Throughput Results

Each port transmitted to all 4 other ports simultaneously and received from all 4 other ports — full mesh. All 5 ports operated at full 1 Gbps line rate with zero loss. Data shown is for port P-0-2-0; all other ports produced identical results.

Port P-0-2-0

Frame Size (bytes)Tx (Frames)Tx Rate (L1)Tx Rate (L2)Tx Rate (fps)Rx (Frames)
6489,285,5201,000 Mbps761.90 Mbps1,488,09289,285,520
12850,675,5201,000 Mbps864.86 Mbps844,59250,675,520
25627,173,760999.99 Mbps927.53 Mbps452,89627,173,760
51214,097,600999.99 Mbps962.40 Mbps234,96014,097,600
10247,183,680999.97 Mbps980.81 Mbps119,7287,183,680
12805,769,120999.98 Mbps984.60 Mbps96,1525,769,120
15184,876,320999.97 Mbps986.97 Mbps81,2724,876,320
20483,626,640999.99 Mbps990.31 Mbps60,4443,626,640
40961,822,080999.96 Mbps995.10 Mbps30,3681,822,080
8192913,200999.89 Mbps997.46 Mbps15,220913,200
9000831,360999.85 Mbps997.63 Mbps13,856831,360

Ports P-0-2-1 through P-0-2-4 — identical results

All remaining 4 ports produced the same throughput, frame counts, and zero loss as P-0-2-0 above.


Latency and Jitter Test

The latency and jitter test measures forwarding delay and its variation across frame sizes. Tests were run for 60 seconds over 3 iterations using last-to-last latency mode, relative to the throughput test results. Testing was performed at both 50% and 100% of line rate.

Results at 50% Rate

Frame Size (bytes)Avg Latency (us)Min Latency (us)Max Latency (us)Avg Jitter (us)Max Jitter (us)Result
641.7661.4693.2740.0201.659Pass
1282.3991.9834.8210.0271.780Pass
2563.4063.0097.2190.0412.910Pass
5126.2875.06214.1060.0518.996Pass
102411.2139.16722.7580.05713.542Pass
128013.40811.22030.9200.09117.151Pass
151815.32713.12834.3440.05819.340Pass
204822.26817.37854.1330.11227.927Pass
409639.98233.79995.5000.33361.652Pass
819282.85266.642200.2660.955126.576Pass
900091.71773.121264.2600.329129.943Pass

SW-535 Latency by Frame Size at 50% Rate

SW-535 Jitter by Frame Size at 50% Rate

Per-Port Latency and Jitter at 50% Rate

Per-port latency was consistent across all 5 ports. Data shown is for port P-0-2-0 and P-0-2-4 (highest- and lowest-numbered ports); P-0-2-1, P-0-2-2, and P-0-2-3 fell within the same range.

Port P-0-2-0

Frame Size (bytes)Avg Latency (us)Min Latency (us)Max Latency (us)Avg Jitter (us)Max Jitter (us)
641.6711.4942.6720.0181.130
1282.3862.0074.6530.0271.250
2563.5943.0335.9440.0422.886
5126.4535.08612.3500.0505.725
102410.3839.19118.9810.0558.419
128013.17611.24427.8900.08016.597
151815.61313.15230.0140.05916.838
204821.80717.40241.3360.13023.886
409637.45933.82395.5000.32061.652
819272.58266.666159.4451.05092.755
9000103.80773.145254.8300.346109.449

Port P-0-2-4

Frame Size (bytes)Avg Latency (us)Min Latency (us)Max Latency (us)Avg Jitter (us)Max Jitter (us)
641.7451.4942.6720.0191.082
1282.5502.0074.8210.0291.780
2563.5223.0335.9920.0462.910
5126.5995.08614.1060.0578.996
102410.9659.19120.2800.0558.419
128013.77811.24424.5700.07912.652
151814.89313.15228.9560.06115.755
204820.71017.40246.4840.10714.577
409637.97733.82366.4890.30632.642
819278.03066.666170.8470.85576.662
900089.19373.145264.2600.357109.473

Ports P-0-2-1, P-0-2-2, P-0-2-3

Latency values for the remaining 3 ports fell within the same range, with average latencies varying by less than ±20% across all 5 ports.

Results at 100% Rate

Frame Size (bytes)Avg Latency (us)Min Latency (us)Max Latency (us)Avg Jitter (us)Max Jitter (us)Result
6475.4431.469151.4510.0090.697Pass
12877.3691.983154.2730.0101.226Pass
25679.8373.033158.9560.0174.426Pass
51280.5735.086159.6620.0164.305Pass
102489.3169.191177.5500.0088.395Pass
128094.83811.244191.6780.01510.439Pass
151891.83913.128179.7310.01812.364Pass
2048101.86317.402213.1830.00916.597Pass
4096137.58633.823277.9550.01432.979Pass
8192190.91366.666351.1380.01965.741Pass
9000177.17273.145333.7060.01772.212Pass
note

At 100% line rate, all 4 incoming streams converge on each receive port, so frames are queued in the switch's output buffer. This raises average latency well above the 50% rate values where queueing is minimal. Minimum latencies (single-frame measurements) are essentially the same at both rates, confirming the switch's forwarding latency itself is unchanged — the increase reflects buffering under congestion only.

SW-535 Latency by Frame Size at 100% Rate

SW-535 Jitter by Frame Size at 100% Rate

Per-Port Latency and Jitter at 100% Rate

All 5 ports showed near-identical latency at 100% rate, reflecting symmetrical queueing across the full mesh.

Port P-0-2-0

Frame Size (bytes)Avg Latency (us)Min Latency (us)Max Latency (us)Avg Jitter (us)Max Jitter (us)
6475.5321.494151.4510.0090.697
12877.3872.007154.1290.0101.226
25679.5623.033157.8250.0202.285
51280.6665.086157.8090.0164.305
102489.4829.191177.5500.0088.371
128093.42711.244191.6780.01510.439
151892.01713.152176.6280.01812.364
2048105.82117.402213.1830.00916.597
4096141.03833.823277.9550.01432.955
8192188.96566.666346.8560.01965.741
9000176.58773.169284.9230.01772.188

Port P-0-2-4

Frame Size (bytes)Avg Latency (us)Min Latency (us)Max Latency (us)Avg Jitter (us)Max Jitter (us)
6475.3471.494151.0900.0090.697
12877.4172.007154.0570.0101.226
25679.7633.033158.4270.0152.261
51280.8175.086156.8470.0164.305
102489.1039.191174.0860.0088.395
128095.70411.244191.6060.01510.439
151891.46313.152175.7860.01812.340
2048101.69317.402196.6340.00916.573
4096144.06133.823271.3640.01432.955
8192180.37266.666311.6640.01965.741
9000170.14573.145287.4730.01772.188

Ports P-0-2-1, P-0-2-2, P-0-2-3

Latency values for the remaining 3 ports were within the same range as P-0-2-0 and P-0-2-4 above, with average latencies differing by less than ±10% across all 5 ports.


Frame Loss Rate Test

The frame loss rate test measures the percentage of frames that are not forwarded by the device under steady-state conditions. Each frame size was tested for 60 seconds over 3 iterations, with no pass/fail criteria configured.

The SW-535 achieved zero frame loss at every frame size and at both 50% and 100% offered rates.

Results at 50% Rate

Frame Size (bytes)Tx (Frames)Rx (Frames)Tx Rate (L1)Loss (Frames)Loss RateResult
64223,213,200223,213,2002,500 Mbps00%Pass
128126,688,800126,688,8002,500 Mbps00%Pass
25667,934,40067,934,4002,500 Mbps00%Pass
51235,244,00035,244,0002,500 Mbps00%Pass
102417,959,20017,959,2002,500 Mbps00%Pass
128014,422,80014,422,8002,500 Mbps00%Pass
151812,190,80012,190,8002,500 Mbps00%Pass
20489,066,0009,066,0002,500 Mbps00%Pass
40964,555,2004,555,2002,500 Mbps00%Pass
81922,282,4002,282,4002,499 Mbps00%Pass
90002,078,4002,078,4002,500 Mbps00%Pass

SW-535 Frame Loss at 50% Rate

Per-Port Frame Loss at 50% Rate

All 5 ports showed zero loss across every frame size at 50% rate.

Port P-0-2-0

Frame Size (bytes)Tx (Frames)Tx Rate (L1)Tx Rate (fps)Rx (Frames)
6444,642,640500 Mbps744,04444,642,640
12825,337,760500 Mbps422,29625,337,760
25613,586,880500 Mbps226,44813,586,880
5127,048,800499.99 Mbps117,4807,048,800
10243,591,840499.98 Mbps59,8643,591,840
12802,884,560499.99 Mbps48,0762,884,560
15182,438,160499.99 Mbps40,6362,438,160
20481,813,200499.96 Mbps30,2201,813,200
4096911,040499.98 Mbps15,184911,040
8192456,480499.82 Mbps7,608456,480
9000415,680499.92 Mbps6,928415,680

Ports P-0-2-1 through P-0-2-4 — identical results

All remaining 4 ports produced the same Tx/Rx frame counts and zero loss as P-0-2-0 above.

Results at 100% Rate

Frame Size (bytes)Tx (Frames)Rx (Frames)Tx Rate (L1)Loss (Frames)Loss RateResult
64446,427,600446,427,6005,000 Mbps00%Pass
128253,377,600253,377,6005,000 Mbps00%Pass
256135,868,800135,868,8005,000 Mbps00%Pass
51270,488,00070,488,0005,000 Mbps00%Pass
102435,918,40035,918,4005,000 Mbps00%Pass
128028,845,60028,845,6005,000 Mbps00%Pass
151824,381,60024,381,6005,000 Mbps00%Pass
204818,133,20018,133,2005,000 Mbps00%Pass
40969,110,4009,110,4005,000 Mbps00%Pass
81924,566,0004,566,0004,999 Mbps00%Pass
90004,156,8004,156,8004,999 Mbps00%Pass

SW-535 Frame Loss at 100% Rate

Per-Port Frame Loss at 100% Rate

All 5 ports showed zero loss across every frame size at full line rate.

Port P-0-2-0

Frame Size (bytes)Tx (Frames)Tx Rate (L1)Tx Rate (fps)Rx (Frames)
6489,285,5201,000 Mbps1,488,09289,285,520
12850,675,5201,000 Mbps844,59250,675,520
25627,173,760999.99 Mbps452,89627,173,760
51214,097,600999.99 Mbps234,96014,097,600
10247,183,680999.97 Mbps119,7287,183,680
12805,769,120999.98 Mbps96,1525,769,120
15184,876,320999.97 Mbps81,2724,876,320
20483,626,640999.99 Mbps60,4443,626,640
40961,822,080999.96 Mbps30,3681,822,080
8192913,200999.89 Mbps15,220913,200
9000831,360999.85 Mbps13,856831,360

Ports P-0-2-1 through P-0-2-4 — identical results

All remaining 4 ports produced the same Tx/Rx frame counts and zero loss as P-0-2-0 above.


Back-to-Back Test

The back-to-back test measures the maximum number of frames that can be sent in a continuous burst without any frame loss. Each frame size was tested for 60 seconds over 3 iterations using a common result rate across all ports.

The SW-535 sustained the full 60-second burst without loss at every frame size at both 50% and 100% rates, demonstrating substantial buffer capacity across the full mesh.

Results at 50% Rate

Frame Size (bytes)Tx Burst (Frames)Tx Burst (Bytes)Max Offered Rate (fps)Max Offered Rate (Gbps)Result
64223,214,28014,285,713,9203,639,7072.45Pass
128126,689,18016,216,215,0402,065,6072.45Pass
25667,934,78017,391,303,6801,107,6802.45Pass
51235,244,36018,045,112,320574,6222.45Pass
102417,959,76018,390,794,240293,2712.45Pass
128014,423,06018,461,516,800235,3552.45Pass
151812,191,14018,506,150,520198,8292.45Pass
20489,066,72018,568,642,560147,7922.45Pass
40964,555,38018,658,836,48074,3382.45Pass
81922,283,24018,704,302,08037,3352.45Pass
90002,078,70018,708,300,00033,8892.45Pass

SW-535 Back-to-Back Burst at 50% Rate

Per-Port Back-to-Back at 50% Rate

Burst frames were distributed equally across all 5 ports.

Port P-0-2-0

Frame Size (bytes)Tx Burst (Frames)Tx Burst (Bytes)
6444,642,8562,857,142,784
12825,337,8363,243,243,008
25613,586,9563,478,260,736
5127,048,8723,609,022,464
10243,591,9523,678,158,848
12802,884,6123,692,303,360
15182,438,2283,701,230,104
20481,813,3443,713,728,512
4096911,0763,731,767,296
8192456,6483,740,860,416
9000415,7403,741,660,000

Ports P-0-2-1 through P-0-2-4 — identical results

All remaining 4 ports produced the same burst frame counts as P-0-2-0 above.

Results at 100% Rate

Frame Size (bytes)Tx Burst (Frames)Tx Burst (Bytes)Max Offered Rate (fps)Max Offered Rate (Gbps)Result
64446,428,56028,571,427,8407,440,4765.00Pass
128253,378,36032,432,430,0804,222,9735.00Pass
256135,869,56034,782,607,3602,264,4935.00Pass
51270,488,72036,090,224,6401,174,8125.00Pass
102435,919,54036,781,608,960598,6595.00Pass
128028,846,14036,923,059,200480,7695.00Pass
151824,382,30037,012,331,400406,3725.00Pass
204818,133,46037,137,326,080302,2245.00Pass
40969,110,78037,317,754,880151,8465.00Pass
81924,566,48037,408,604,16076,1085.00Pass
90004,157,42037,416,780,00069,2905.00Pass

SW-535 Back-to-Back Burst at 100% Rate

Per-Port Back-to-Back at 100% Rate

Burst frames were distributed equally across all 5 ports.

Port P-0-2-0

Frame Size (bytes)Tx Burst (Frames)Tx Burst (Bytes)
6489,285,7125,714,285,568
12850,675,6726,486,486,016
25627,173,9126,956,521,472
51214,097,7447,218,044,928
10247,183,9087,356,321,792
12805,769,2287,384,611,840
15184,876,4607,402,466,280
20483,626,6927,427,465,216
40961,822,1567,463,550,976
8192913,2967,481,720,832
9000831,4847,483,356,000

Ports P-0-2-1 through P-0-2-4 — identical results

All remaining 4 ports produced the same burst frame counts as P-0-2-0 above.


About This Test

RFC 2544 defines a standardised benchmarking methodology for network interconnect devices. The tests cover:

  • Throughput — maximum rate at which no frames are lost
  • Latency — forwarding delay at various frame sizes and rates
  • Frame Loss Rate — percentage of frames lost under load
  • Back-to-Back — maximum burst length the device can handle without loss

Testing was performed using the Xena2544 automated test suite with 3 iterations per test, averaged in the reported results. This report extends the standard IEEE frame sizes with jumbo frames (2048, 4096, 8192, and 9000 bytes) to validate jumbo frame support. The SW-535 maintained full line-rate forwarding and zero loss across every frame size, including the largest jumbo frames, in a 5-port full-mesh bidirectional topology — confirming the switch can carry every port's traffic to every other port simultaneously at maximum 1 Gbps without dropping a single frame.