Actually it measures how fast Adobe Flash client can download/upload binary data The test is "synthetic" random set of bytes is being uploaded/dowloaded
I can point you to the source code of these tests, maybe you can give me the hint how this can be improved On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:51 PM, Tom Wagner <[email protected]> wrote: > I get results from the link on the OM login spalsh which are widely at > variance with upload, download and other stats posted by other > browser-based utilites like Ookla and TestMySpeed. Is this feature in face > working, and if so what exactly does it measure? ... > > - the speeds between the OM server and the client browser? > - the speeds between the client and the web at large? > > My main concern is that number posted by the OM test seem very pessimistic > vs connectivity number for a given clients general internet connectivity. > E.g. A webinar participant with Comcast cable reports upload/download > number of 3/18Mbps from Ookla. The OM test executed within 5 minutes of > the Ookla test posts 0.34 / 1.52Mbps. > > At other client sites, quite frequently, the upload and download > proportions are dramatically reversed. E.g. 3/18Mbps Ookla vs 4.2/1.3Mbps > OM. > > Any guidance would be appreciated, as I am trying to establish and easy > method that potential webinar participants can qualify their internet > hookups to set expectations for their webinar experience. > > Cheers, > Tom Wagner, Jackson Orthopedic Foundation IT > -- WBR Maxim aka solomax
