SV: Proving Gig Speed

[Gustav Ulander <gustav.ulander () telecomputing se>]

We use Netrounds for this. 
We make a speedtest site available to the customer for their "click and test" needs which is the first step. 
If the customer doesn’t achive their allocated speed we will send out a probe (usually some form of Intel NUC or 
similar machine) that can do more advanced testing automatically also along different times. 
The customer then gets to send us back the device when the case is solved. 
Its not without its faults but its been a great tool so far. 

//Gustav

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Från: NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> För James Bensley
Skickat: den 17 juli 2018 19:46
Till: Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom mu>; North American Network Operators' Group <nanog () nanog org>
Ämne: Re: Proving Gig Speed

On 17 July 2018 at 12:50, Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom mu> wrote:
> But to answer your questions - for some customers, we insist on JDSU 
> testing for large capacities, but only if it's worth the effort.
>
> Mark.

Hi Mark,

Our field engineers have 1G testers, but even at 1G they are costly (in 2018!), so none have 10Gbps or higher testers 
and we also only do this for those that demand it (i.e. no 20Mbps EFM customer ever asks for a JSDU/EXO test, because 
iPerf can easily max out such a link, only those that pay for say 1G over 1G get it). Hardware testers are the best in 
my opinion right now but it annoys me that this is the current state of affairs, in 2018, even for 1Gbps!

Cheers,
James.