Understanding the test results for nws.sh

houmie

Sorry, this might look obvious, but I'm quite confused about this test. If we look at the first entry:

Abu Dhabi, AE 259.21 ms 0.0% 3071.56 Mbps 308.15 Mbps du - Abu Dhabi

What exactly does the DOWNLOAD of 3071.56 Mbps mean?

Is it the download rate of my server while data was being uploaded from Abu Dhabi?
Or does it mean the download rate from Abu Dhabi fetching from my server?

I'm concerned if my server is slow at sending data to customers.

Thanks

---------------------------------- nws.sh ---------------------------------
      A simple script to bench network performance using speedtest-cli     
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 Version            : v2025.01.05
 Global Speedtest   : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash
 Region Speedtest   : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -r <region>
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 Basic System Info
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 CPU Model          : AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core Processor
 CPU Cores          : 2 @ 2445.406 MHz
 CPU Cache          : 512 KB
 AES-NI             : ✔ Enabled
 VM-x/AMD-V         : ✔ Enabled
 Total Disk         : 20.6 GB (3.4 GB Used)
 Total RAM          : 3.8 GB (772.5 MB Used)
 Total Swap         : 1024.0 MB (0 Used)
 System uptime      : 24 days, 20 hour 0 min
 Load average       : 0.07, 0.02, 0.00
 OS                 : Debian GNU/Linux 12
 Arch               : x86_64 (64 Bit)
 Kernel             : 6.1.0-28-amd64
 Virtualization     : KVM
 TCP Control        : 
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 Basic Network Info
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 Primary Network    : IPv4
 IPv6 Access        : ❌ Offline
 IPv4 Access        : ✔ Online
 ISP                : xTom GmbH
 ASN                : AS3214 xTom GmbH
 Host               : xTom GmbH
 Location           : Frankfurt Am Main, Hesse-HE, Germany
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 Speedtest.net (Region: MIDDLE EAST | الشرق الأوسط)
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 Location         Latency     Loss    DL Speed       UP Speed       Server      

 ISP: xTom 

 Nearest          0.89 ms     0.0%    7087.88 Mbps   8319.57 Mbps   i3D.net - Frankfurt am Main 

 Abu Dhabi, AE    259.21 ms   0.0%    3071.56 Mbps   308.15 Mbps    du - Abu Dhabi 
 Dubai, AE        115.22 ms   0.0%    1647.36 Mbps   705.39 Mbps    i3D.net - Dubai 
 Fujairah, AE     108.50 ms   0.0%    5238.53 Mbps   742.68 Mbps    e& UAE - Fujairah 
 Muscat, OM       120.02 ms   0.0%    310.32 Mbps    656.44 Mbps    OmanTel - Muscat 
 Seeb, OM         114.65 ms   0.0%    4843.43 Mbps   716.87 Mbps    Ooredoo Oman - Seeb 
 Sanaa, YE        84.51 ms    0.4%    3939.77 Mbps   955.61 Mbps    Yemen Net - Sanaa 
 Doha, QA         125.63 ms   0.0%    6362.23 Mbps   757.12 Mbps    Ooredoo Qatar - Doha 
 Lusail, QA       86.49 ms    0.0%    5067.67 Mbps   908.29 Mbps    Vodafone Qatar PQSC - Lusail 
 Manama, BH       116.57 ms   0.0%    5387.94 Mbps   551.41 Mbps    ZainBH - Manama 
 Rifa, BH         85.32 ms    0.0%    2922.19 Mbps   964.32 Mbps    stc Bahrain - Riffa 
 Kuwait, KW       108.59 ms   0.0%    4920.55 Mbps   898.51 Mbps    Zain Kuwait - Kuwait City 
 Kuwait, KW       124.52 ms   N/A     4976.74 Mbps   641.61 Mbps    Ooredoo Kuwait - Kuwait City 
 Riyadh, SA       80.51 ms    0.0%    4068.96 Mbps   1022.03 Mbps   Mobily - Riyadh 
 Dammam, SA       92.99 ms    0.0%    4586.66 Mbps   895.57 Mbps    Saudi Telecom Company 
 Jeddah, SA       65.64 ms    0.0%    6240.67 Mbps   1216.44 Mbps   Zain KSA - Jeddah 
 Jeddah, SA       66.69 ms    0.0%    4773.77 Mbps   792.85 Mbps    Saudi Telecom Company 

 Tehran, IR       86.97 ms    0.0%    4861.86 Mbps   1005.42 Mbps   Irancell - Tehran 
 Baghdad, IQ      FAILED                                                        
 Beirut, LB       56.22 ms    0.0%    3135.89 Mbps   1290.21 Mbps   Ogero - Beirut 
 Nicosia, CY      56.46 ms    0.0%    4235.72 Mbps   1490.94 Mbps   Epic - Nicosia 
 Tel Aviv, IL     55.47 ms    0.0%    5748.07 Mbps   1538.72 Mbps   Bezeq - Tel Aviv 
 Amman, JO        57.95 ms    0.0%    5638.86 Mbps   754.54 Mbps    Zain Jordan - Amman 
 Cairo, EG        51.69 ms    0.0%    4807.66 Mbps   1594.69 Mbps   Etisalat Misr - Cairo 
 Cairo, EG        54.04 ms    0.0%    1860.67 Mbps   1527.41 Mbps   Vodafone Egypt - Cairo 
 Istanbul, TR     37.07 ms    0.0%    6928.98 Mbps   2155.07 Mbps   Vodafone TR - Istanbul 
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 Avg DL Speed       : 4506.56 Mbps
 Avg UL Speed       : 1296.39 Mbps

 Total DL Data      : 150.02 GB
 Total UL Data      : 35.89 GB
 Total Data         : 185.91 GB
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 Duration           : 13 min 54 sec
 System Time        : 07/01/2025 - 08:22:49 UTC
 Total Script Runs  : 94723
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lukast__

@houmie said: Is it the download rate of my server while data was being uploaded from Abu Dhabi?

Yes. It's from the viewpoint of your server.

@houmie said: I'm concerned if my server is slow at sending data to customers.

It looks normal to me, if you need higher speeds to locations with rather high ping/loss you could try BBR.

houmie

Yes, it is enabled:

net.core.default_qdisc=fq
net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control=bbr