Packet RatePPS calculator
Mode
Link Speed
Frame Size (full Ethernet frame)
Results
PPS at Common Frame Sizes — 10 Gbps
Reference
Wire overhead per frame: Preamble (7B) + SFD (1B) + IFG (12B) = 20 bytes — added to every frame on the wire regardless of size.
Formula: PPS = Link_bps ÷ ((frame_bytes + 20) × 8)
IMIX (RFC 6985): 7 parts × 40B + 4 parts × 576B + 1 part × 1500B → weighted average ≈ 340 bytes. Represents typical Internet traffic mix.
Why 64-byte PPS matters: Minimum-size frames stress the forwarding engine hardest. A device rated at 1 Mpps will saturate on small packets long before saturating on large ones. Always verify both.
Formula: PPS = Link_bps ÷ ((frame_bytes + 20) × 8)
IMIX (RFC 6985): 7 parts × 40B + 4 parts × 576B + 1 part × 1500B → weighted average ≈ 340 bytes. Represents typical Internet traffic mix.
Why 64-byte PPS matters: Minimum-size frames stress the forwarding engine hardest. A device rated at 1 Mpps will saturate on small packets long before saturating on large ones. Always verify both.