When it comes to network performance testing there is no shortage of tools and techniques. To make it a bit easier, I suggest you determine the goal and reason for your testing. For example if you want to test throughout and packet loss over a wireless network to illustrate radio signal, iPerf or iPerf3 are the way to go since those tools run in memory.
But if you want to measure the true performance of a web server, you would want to include the latency introduced by its storage system and load. In this case, you need to download a file from the server. Here is where a tool like GNU Wget comes in.
Wget is a free command-line tool used to retrieve files over HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS protocols. You can get the software here, and a manual is also available.
In this video, I show you how to get up and running with Wget and how the –limit-rate option works. I also explain how a simple batch file can be used to automate the testing.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
