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Capacity Testing
The line capacity test measures the maximum capacity of a connection without the inherent overheads of TCP. The test is performed over a UDP connection and reports the maximum download and upload data transfer rates in conjunction with the packet to data ratios.
The MyCapacity test performs a UDP test for both the download and upload bandwidth. This allows us to tell you the maximum speeds for both the download and upload connection.
The results shown in the image on the right show the maximum download and upload capacity and how MyCapacity came to this result. MyCapacity sends UDP packets downstream and upstream until it gets to a speed with the least packet loss and the most Mbps.
The downstream and upstream tests go like this until the optimum results are achieved.
The summary tab is designed to show you the main results in simple and easy to understand way. The colored discs to the left quickly tell you if the test was considered good or bad.
