MPTCP on network namespaces

Dependencies

• Tool to convert legacy tcp socket creation to mptcp. Eg: mptcpd or use_mptcp

sudo apt install iperf3 openvpn

Usage

• Ensure that the below entries are present in /etc/iproute2/rt_tables before starting

  101 isp1
  102 isp2
  11 vpn1
  12 vpn2
  

sudo ./start.sh

Testing with iperf

• Server

sudo ip netns e h2 mptcpize run iperf3 -s

• Client

sudo ip netns e h1 mptcpize run iperf3 -c 10.0.0.1

Topology

• Host h1 with 2 interfaces is connected to switch s.
• s is connected to router r.
• r is connected to host h2 (which hosts the openvpn server)