Overview of measurement task types

The following table lists the measurement task categories found in the Control Center web GUI and indicates which tasks are available for use in tests and monitors respectively.

It should be noted that any test can be made periodic, in which case it will be run as part of a monitor. What we mean by a monitor here, however, is one created as such in the web GUI.

Task category	Test	Monitor
Network performance	Yes	1
IPTV and OTT video	Yes	Yes
HTTP and DNS	Yes	Yes
SIP	Yes	Yes
Mobile network	Yes	2
Wi-Fi network	Yes	3
Ethernet service activation	Yes	No
Transparency	Yes	No
Reflector-based	Yes	4
Security	Yes	No
Utilities	Yes	No

1

All tasks can be run in monitors except TCP throughput test according to RFC 6349 and QoS policy profiling.

2

The Mobile logger task can be used in monitors, while the Mobile switcher task is available in tests only.

3

The Wi-Fi logger task can be used in monitors, while the Wi-Fi switcher task is available in tests only.

4

All tasks can be run in monitors except BWPing.