Maximum acceptable limits
The maximum acceptable limits for Network Utility are:
- Packet loss -less than 0.3%
- Jitter rate - less than 20
- Latency - less than 120 ms
Bufferbloat grades
To identify good vs bad bufferbloat, the speed test applies grades as follows. Milliseconds (ms) refers to an increase in a measure of round trip delay when your connection is fully utilized.
● A+: Less than 5 ms (average of down bloat and up bloat)
● A: Less than 30 ms
● B: Less than 60 ms
● C: Less than 200 ms
● D: Less than 400 ms
● F: 400 ms +
Note: There is no E grade for bufferbloat.