You can pretty much measure or analyze anything broadband related with the tools provided at SpeedGuide.net. Whatever it is you need to look at....performance or design related....you can get it done with the SpeedGuide tools.
Here's a list of what is available to you:
SG TCP/IP Analyzer
The SpeedGuide TCP/IP Analyzer is a program designed to display your Internet connection parameters, extracted directly from TCP packets sent by your browser to their server. The Analyzer program then displays recommendations based on the settings extracted from the headers of those packets.
SG TCP Optimizer
The TCP Optimizer is a free Windows program designed to help optimize your Internet connection. The program makes it easy to find the best MaxMTU value, test latency and tweak the important Registry Parameters. The Optimizer can be helpful with tuning any Internet connection type, from dialup to Gigabit+ :) If you need help with the program, check the TCP Optimizer Documentation, read their broadband tweaking articles and the related FAQs, and/or visit their Forums.
SG Security Scanner
The SpeedGuide.net Security Scanner audits certain ports on your computer detecting potential vulnerabilities.
Note: Some firewalls might log a potential attack from their server if you choose to test the security of your system since they are testing for vulnerabilities.
SG Speed Test
A quick download speed test to estimate your connection speed at the time.
SG Network Tools
The SG Network tools section includes many common network tools such as PING, TRACEROUTE, WHOIS, etc.
SG Bits/Bytes Conversion Calculator
The Bits/Bytes calculator is a useful tool for quickly converting bits/bytes, etc. It takes into consideration the different conventons while calculating data communication rates and storage space.
SG RWIN/BDP Calculator
The RWIN/BDP calculator can be used to estimate TCP Window values, based on the Bandwidth*Delay Product (BDP for short). It can also calculate maximum bandwidth based on RWIN and latency values, and perform a number of different conversions as well.
Drop in and test them out (no pun intended). At the very least you may learn something about your current system needs or performance.
Is Skype Taking Over VoIP In North America??
If the news from broadband management company Sandvine is any indication...the answer is yes. At least for residential anyway. Calls using Skype account for nearly half of the VOIP minutes used (46.2%) and about 40% of the VOIP bandwidth used in North America, according to an analysis done by Sandvine. That puts Skype usage ahead of Vonage, Cablevision, and other popular branded residential VOIP offerings. In fact, Sandvine says Skype users account for 35.8% of individual VOIP callers on North American networks.
VoIP Training Center
There's a nice little VoIP training center courtesy of VoIP News anyone interested in VoIP should visit. Actually it's a comprehensive listing and review of training and certification programs offered around the world, online, and in CDs, videos and books. Perfect resource for every business considering deploying VoIP technology is some form or other.
Breaking News....Cognigen Is Now In The Travel Business
This one is somewhat of a surprise......
