Hi
I’ve installed a kernel module that was written to enhance the TCP protocol for wireless networks by calculating network congestion at a wireless access point and passing this value on to the receiver.
To implement this enhancement I install a module at the router, and another at the receiver. I’d like to be able to test this on a stand alone computer, which I assume I use the lo interface for. Can my stand alone computer simulate a TCP connection using lo, meaning it would have to act as the sender, the router, and the receiver?
I.e. can I set up lo to simulate a connection (with limited transmission rate) whereby the packet travels down the protocol stack, to the wireless access point (where the router adds the congestion value to the TCP options), to the receiver, where it travels back up the stack, and the inserted congestion value can be interpreted appropriately.
Is this possible to simulate using lo?
