BASIC CONCEPTS

This section will help you with basic IT concepts related with Wi-Fi quantities and terms. You will be able to understand the meaning of your Wi-Fi tests results.

BANDWIDTH

The volume of information per unit of time that a transmission medium (like an internet connection) can handle. Bandwidth can be expressed in any unit (bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabits, etc.).

DOWNLOAD SPEED

How quickly you can pull data from a server on the internet to your device. Loading web pages or streaming videos consists of downloads. Is in terms of Mbps.

UPLOAD SPEED

How quickly you send data from your device to the internet. Send emails, videos or videoconference require uploading data. Is in terms of Mbps.

PING (LATENCY)

The reaction time of your connection. How quickly your device gets a response after you've sent out a request. In terms of milliseconds (ms).

JITTER

Also called Packet Delay Variation (PDV), jitter frequency is a measure of the variability in ping over time. In terms of milliseconds (ms)

PACKET LOSS

Packet loss occurs when a packet of data being sent over the internet is not received or is incomplete. This is described in percentage of packets lost compared to packets sent.