Internet Speedtest Test

eG Enterprise now integrates with Ookla Speedtest – The Global Broadband Speed Test - for Internet speed monitoring. Ookla Speedtest is a free tool that measures the quality and performance of an Internet connection.

The Internet Speedtest measures the speed between a device and a test server using the device's internet connection. It performs tests over a custom protocol over TCP sockets. This test measures your current connection's maximum speed – how fast your device can upload and download information – by accessing nearby test servers.

eG Enterprise integrates with the Ookla Speedtest CLI (Command Line Interface) for monitoring Internet Connection speed.

By monitoring the speed of Internet speed, the administrators can identify potential bottlenecks or other issues that may be affecting the performance of the internet connection - is it due to low latency? is it due to low jitter? is it due to low upload and download speeds?. This can help them troubleshoot issues and make adjustments to optimize the internet for better performance.

Note:

The network ping results analyze the latency and jitter of network ping, upload and download speed results of the internet connection on the target host.

Target of the test : Host on which speed of internet by Ookla Speedtest tool is executed.

Agent deploying the test : An external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target Host.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The Host for which this test is to be configured.
Port	The port number through which the Internet Connection communicates. The default port is NULL
Detailed Diagnosis	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Latency	Indicates the latency of network ping in internet connection.	Milliseconds	A very low value of this measure denotes faster Internet speeds. The detailed diagnostics of this measure reveals the details of the Internet Service Provider and the server that was the target of the Internet Speed test.
Jitter	Indicates the jitter of network ping in internet connection.	Milliseconds	Ideally, the value of this measure should be low. High value of this measure denotes loss of data packets.
Download speed	Indicates the download speed of internet connection.	Mbps	Ideally, the value of this measure should be high since this measure generally indicate faster Internet speed.
Download latency	Indicates the download latency of network ping in internet connection.	Milliseconds	Ideally, the value of these measures should be low.
Download jitter	Indicates the download jitter of network ping in internet connection.	Milliseconds
Upload speed	Indicates the upload speed of internet connection.	Mbps	Ideally, the value of this measure should be high since this measure generally indicate faster Internet speed.
Upload latency	Indicates the upload latency of network ping in internet connection.	Milliseconds	Ideally, the value of these measures should be low.
Upload jitter	Indicates the upload jitter of network ping in internet connection.	Milliseconds
Packet loss	Indicates the percentage of data packets lost.	Percent	A very high value of this measure can have a significant impact on Internet speed.