but you can see if it's doing what you want it to and you can compare it to other products in the same space.
On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 9:31 PM Jack Haverty via Nnagain < [email protected]> wrote: > On 11/17/23 11:27, Dave Taht via Nnagain wrote: > > one of the things we really wished existed was a standardized way to > test latency and throughput to routers. It would be super helpful if > there was a standard in consumer routers that allowed users to both ping > and fetch 0kB fils from their routers, and also run download/upload > tests. > > > Back when I was involved in operating a network, we tried to track latency > and throughput by standard ping and related tests. We discovered that, in > addition to the network conditions, the results were often dependent on the > particular equipment and software involved at the time. Some companies > treated ping traffic (e.g., anything directed to the "echo" port) as low > priority since it was obviously (to them) less important than any other > traffic. Others treated such traffic as high priority - it made their > results in review articles look better. > > In another case we discovered one brand of desktop computer was achieved > much higher throughputs over the net than similar products from other > manufacturers. It took some serious technical investigation but we > eventually discovered that the high throughput was achieved by violating > the Ethernet specification. The offending vendor didn't follow the rules > about timing. But their test results looked much better than the > competition. > > IMHO the root of the problem is that you can not assume much about what > any software and hardware are doing. There are lots of specs, standards, > and mandates in RFCs or even governmental rules and regulations. But > lacking any kind of testing or certification, it's difficult to tell if > those "standards" are actually being followed. If someone, technical > organization or government regulator, declares or legislates some protocol, > algorithm, or behavior to be a required "standard", it should be > accompanied by mechanisms and processes for testing to verify that the > standard is implemented correctly and is actually used, and certification > so that purchasers are informed. > > Jack Haverty > _______________________________________________ > Nnagain mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/nnagain >
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