To start the test click the "Click to start test" button as shown in fig 1 above.
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.
Fig 2: MyCapacity Test results
The results shown in the image above 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. In the example above you will see that the first speed tested is 12Mbps. From this test MyCapacity sees that there was over 60% packet loss and only 3.88Mbps could be reached. MyCapacity then logically tries a lesser speed (4.57Mbps) so see how the line copes with that.
The downstream and upstream tests go like this until the optimum results are acheieved.
Losses Tab 
The losses tab is shown below in fig3:
Fig 3: Losses Tab
The losses tab shows the data rate and packet loss for either the downstream or upstream at each point in the test. By hovering your mouse over the data in the graph you see the precise figures for that test.
Graph Tab
The graph tab is shown below in fig4:
Fig 4: Graph Tab
The graph tab plots the delay and transfer speed against the duration of the test for both download and upload capacity.
Hovering your mouse over any part of the graph will give you the more in depth figures.
Summary Tab
The graph tab is shown below in fig5:
Fig 5: Summary Tab
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.
Advanced Tab
The graph tab is shown below in fig6:
Fig 6: Advanced Tab
The advanced tab gives you a run down of the more advanced results during the test. |
