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+### 3. Load Testing (k6)
+
+A k6 load test script is available at [`scripts/load_test.js`](scripts/load_test.js) to simulate high-concurrency ingestion (ramping up to 50 virtual users pushing sustained load).
+
+#### Option A: Running with Docker (Recommended)
+Running k6 via Docker avoids Windows host outbound socket limits:
+
+- **Windows (PowerShell / Docker Desktop)**:
+  ```powershell
+  docker run --rm -v "${PWD}/scripts:/scripts" grafana/k6 run -e API_URL="http://host.docker.internal:8000/api/v1/cdr/raw" /scripts/load_test.js
+  ```
+
+- **Linux / macOS (Host Network)**:
+  ```bash
+  docker run --rm -i --network=host grafana/k6 run - <scripts/load_test.js
+  ```
+
+#### Option B: Running with Local k6
+If k6 is installed on your machine:
+
+- **Windows (PowerShell)**:
+  ```powershell
+  k6 run scripts/load_test.js
+  # Or using explicit path:
+  & "C:\Program Files\k6\k6.exe" run scripts/load_test.js
+  ```
+
+- **Linux / macOS**:
+  ```bash
+  k6 run scripts/load_test.js
+  ```
+
+> [!TIP]
+> **Windows Ephemeral Port Note**: Under rapid high-concurrency load (>20,000 requests in <60 seconds), Windows may exhaust dynamic outbound ports held in `TIME_WAIT`, throwing `connectex: Only one usage of each socket address is normally permitted`. Running k6 inside Docker (Option A) avoids this host-level limitation.
+
+
 ---
 
 ## 2. Architecture & Data Flow
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+import http from 'k6/http';
+import { check } from 'k6';
+
+export const options = {
+  scenarios: {
+    // Ramp up from 10 to 50 virtual users pushing sustained load
+    sustained_load: {
+      executor: 'ramping-vus',
+      startVUs: 10,
+      stages: [
+        { duration: '10s', target: 50 },  // Ramp up to 50 VUs
+        { duration: '30s', target: 50 },  // Stay at 50 VUs (~1,000+ req/s)
+        { duration: '5s', target: 0 },    // Ramp down
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+  thresholds: {
+    http_req_duration: ['p(95)<50'], // 95% of API responses under 50ms
+    http_req_failed: ['rate<0.01'],  // Less than 1% failure
+  },
+};
+
+export default function () {
+  const url = __ENV.API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api/v1/cdr/raw';
+  const payload = JSON.stringify({
+    raw_id: `load-${__VU}-${__ITER}-${Date.now()}`,
+    src_ip: '10.240.1.1',
+    device_id: '310410998877665',
+    caller_num: '+19875551234',
+    svc: '4G_DATA',
+    up_bytes: 1048576,
+    down_bytes: 4194304,
+    rat: 6,
+    lac: '4021',
+    ci: '8812',
+    epoch_start: 1726070000,
+    epoch_end: 1726070300,
+  });
+
+  const params = {
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+  };
+
+  const res = http.post(url, payload, params);
+  check(res, {
+    'status is 202 or 429': (r) => r.status === 202 || r.status === 429,
+  });
+}