​eduPERT Knowledge Base

The PERT Knowledge Base is hosted by SWITCH, the Swiss NREN, and contains a wealth of information and advice on a wide range of topics related to network performance, from the theory surrounding Explicit Congestion Notifications to practical instructions on using specific throughput measurement tools.

For those wanting help on a specific issue an integrated Google search engine quickly finds KB topics which include specific key words and for those just browsing, the home page includes a Table of Contents which groups topics by subject:

• Performance basics
• Performance metrics
• Network protocols
• Application protocols
• Tools; end-system tuning
• Network tuning
• Application development advice
• Middleboxes
• Specific technologies
• Case studies