04-23-2013 05:16 PM - edited 03-04-2019 07:42 PM
Hi Guys,
We are in the process of upgrading our WAN links and on our WAN interfaces we have a bandwidth value that needs to be changed to reflect the ISP connection link.
What i would like to know is how can we test the bandwidth of a WAN link before and after we change the values? This way we can get an idea of the performance figures.
Our setup:
We have a router that sits in the middle of our LAN switches and ISP WAN router. One interface connected to the LAN. The other connected to the ISP WAN router. It is this port and router that the WAN bandwidth values are being changed on. We do not have access to the WAN ISP router.
Your help is appreciated
Regards,
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04-24-2013 02:44 AM
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Your WAN provider should be able to tell you the amount of bandwidth you're supposed to have. If you're looking to verify their numbers, I've found a simple test is to use a simple traffic generator to send traffic through the WAN link above the "official" bandwidth capacity and measure on the other side whether you receive the "official" amount of bandwidth. Do know this testing can be adverse to other traffic unless you have QoS that allows the test traffic to only use otherwise unused bandwidth. Also, it you test when "normal" traffic is at a usual ebb, you may not need to account for its traffic volume. I.e. such testing is best conducted during off-hours and ideally during a maintenance window.
04-24-2013 02:44 AM
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Your WAN provider should be able to tell you the amount of bandwidth you're supposed to have. If you're looking to verify their numbers, I've found a simple test is to use a simple traffic generator to send traffic through the WAN link above the "official" bandwidth capacity and measure on the other side whether you receive the "official" amount of bandwidth. Do know this testing can be adverse to other traffic unless you have QoS that allows the test traffic to only use otherwise unused bandwidth. Also, it you test when "normal" traffic is at a usual ebb, you may not need to account for its traffic volume. I.e. such testing is best conducted during off-hours and ideally during a maintenance window.
04-24-2013 09:52 AM
you can check with service provider or you can test with speedtest.net
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