HTTP Test

The NQA HTTP test detects whether the client can set up a connection with a specified HTTP server. This helps you determine whether a device provides HTTP service and measure the time taken to set up a connection with it.

The NQA HTTP test allows you to determine the minimum, maximum, and total time of the following:

• DNS resolution

  This is the time between when the client (SwitchA) sends a DNS packet to the server and the time when the client receives a DNS resolution packet.

• TCP connection setup

  This is the time taken to set up a TCP connection between the client and the HTTP server through the three-way handshake.

• TCP transaction

  This is the time between when the client sends an HTTP GET or POST packet to the server and the time the client receives a response packet.

Figure 1 Network for HTTP test

HTTP test results and historical records are collected in test instances. You can run commands to view the test results and historical records.