Technical Papers

Analysis of the SamKnows broadband
performance measurement test suite

The SamKnows broadband measurement solution is being continually developed to include more tests and richer reporting. Our methodology has been reviewed thoroughly by the world’s leading internet and network performance measurement experts. We believe that it is essential that our methodology is documented and updated as enhancements are released. Below you will find an archive of technical papers and fact sheets that we have created during the course of the project.

It is important to note that the SamKnows test platform is highly flexible and portable. Our solution is currently being used, for example, by:

  • the largest ISPs in the world to benchmark their network performance
  • the US, UK and European governments to asses national internet infrastructure
  • global investment banks to measure sub-second latency on their trading platforms
  • academics around the world as a basis for groundbreaking analysis and research

We welcome your feedback.

SamKnows Test Methodology White Paper
Description/Abstract

This paper contains technical background and information relating to:

  1. 1. The current SamKnows performance measurement downstream architecture, specifically: Whiteboxes, firmware integration, Whitebox modes of operation (router and bridge modes), data communication, software updates and kernel parameters.
  2. 2. The current implementations of the complete SamKnows broadband performance measurement test suit, which comprises the following tests: web browsing, video streaming, voice over IP, download speed, upload speed, UDP latency, UDP packet loss, consumption, availability, DNS resolution, ICMP latency, and ICMP packet loss.
Status Release
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