Iperf

Measurements of network performance determine values such as the throughput, latency, jitter and error rates over a network connection. The measured values are used, among other things, for network optimization, error detection and troubleshooting, and for assessing the performance of network infrastructures. Measurements can be performed automatically, periodically or manually on demand.

Iperf has become established as free software for generating and evaluating data streams over data connections. Iperf measures the throughput for TCP and UDP applications, as well as latency, jitter, packet loss and packet reordering for UDP connections.

LANCOM-devices include an iPerf-compatible feature that directly measures the network performance between network nodes such as routers, VPN gateways, and APs. This makes it easier to measure the data throughput over WAN connections or WLAN point-to-point links, for example.

This directory contains an overview of WAN bandwidth measurements.