CETA Stability Monitor Help
CETA Stability Monitor Step By Step
Tests
CETA Stability Rating (CTSR)
What effect does the CTSR have on various applications?
The Stability Monitor provides users the ability to determine how stable and reliable a particular link between two identified computers truly is. In the event that a link is unstable, CETA provides concerned parties with a printable report that can be delivered to the appropriate personnel in order to have the physical network links examined and or adjusted. This type of report is also quite useful in providing important, factual information to server administrators & other communication / collaboration personnel.
CETA Stability Monitor Step by Step
| Step # 1 - Enter the IP address that you wish to conduct a test with in the "Remote IP address" entry box. | ||||||
| *This test does not require that CETA is running or even installed on the end point* | ||||||
| Step # 2 - Select the test that you wish to conduct from the "Test Duration" radio button menu. | ||||||
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| Step # 3 - Click the "Test" button to initiate the chosen test. | ||||||
| Once this button is pressed, you should see the "In Use" activity indicator light blink until the test is complete. | ||||||
| Step # 4 - Observe the test results as they are presented in the "Connection Activity" window. | ||||||
| Step # 5 - If you wish to print the results of this test, click the "Reports" button. | ||||||
How does the CTSR predict network application performance?
First and foremost, when dealing with CTSR, Higher is Better.
Networks, and certainly Wide-Area Networks, are often dynamic and latency values can fluctuate. Accordingly, the performance of many network-dependant applications will also vary over time. Additionally, all network dependant applications do not suffer the same degree of degradation under these conditions. For example, e-mail is extremely tolerant of temporary network outages and latency fluctuations. On the other hand, real-time collaboration applications involving sharing, audio and video may be much less tolerant.
A CTSR value is merely a benchmark upon which you can base decisions. You may find that you notice no degradation of performance until CTSR gets below 40%. With another, more sensitive application, a CTSR of 85% may be required for top performance. However, since Click to Test will always calculate CTSR in the same way, you can use this value to compare other network links, and even benchmark the same network over time to provide long-term trend analysis.