Server intelligence for network speed testing control

A network device, comprising:

• a communication interface configured to connect to a network and to:
• receive, from a client device via the network, a request to perform a network speed test;
• and
• a processing unit, or logic, coupled to the communication interface, and configured to:
• conduct a trial test, involving data delivery between the network device and the client device via the communication interface, to determine an approximate capacity of the network,
• select an optimum data size based on results of the trial test,
• select a number of threads needed to saturate the network based on the results of the trial test, and
• control conducting of the network speed test, using a control thread via the communication interface from the network device to the client device, wherein the network speed test utilizes the optimum data size and the selected number of threads.

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by a processing unit of a network device, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to cause the processing unit to:

• receive, at the network device from a client device, a request to perform a network speed test of a network connecting the client device and the network device;
• conduct a trial test, involving data delivery between the network device and the client device, to determine an approximate capacity of the network;
• select, at the network device, an optimum data size based on results of the trial test;
• select, at the network device, a number of threads needed to saturate the network based on the results of the trial test;
• and
• control conducting of the network speed test, using a control thread from the network device to the client device, wherein the network speed test utilizes the optimum data size and the selected number of threads.