FTP Download

Download a file from an FTP server over the SIM's data connection and measure throughput, to compare protocols or match FTP-based benchmarks.

Download a file from an FTP server over the SIM's data connection and measure throughput. Useful when your benchmark infrastructure is FTP-based or to compare protocols on the same network.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
Download linkYesFTP URL of the file.
Download size limitNoStop after this many bytes.
FTP credentialsNoLogin for the FTP server.
Download should failNoInvert the verdict.

Plus the shared connection settings and DNS override (command.override_dns, command.dns).

Results and metrics

In the action report (result): throughput_in_kbps, md5sum (file integrity), dns_server, and duration in seconds.

In Analytics, each run feeds the FTP download measurement with throughput_kbps and duration_seconds, tagged by status, URL, APN, antenna, and access technology.

What's next?

FTP Upload

The uplink direction

Download File

The HTTP equivalent, with the timing waterfall

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