This paper presents test methods and statistical analysis methods conducted in measuring response times of common network applications such as Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, File Transfer Protocol, and Email.
Application Response Times for Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) versus Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
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This paper presents test methods and statistical analysis methods conducted in measuring response times of common network applications such as Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Email (SMTP and IMAP) over an i) IPv4, ii) IPv6 and iii) IPv6 tunneled in IPv4 networks. The information gained from this test would help compare the response times of the common applications running over different versions of IP networks. After analysis of the test results, we have concluded that the IPv6 protocol is not likely to cause noticeable increase in the response time of the common applications (such as web browser, file transfer, reading emails) in a Local Area Network (LAN) environment, with the exception of SMTP. Although the tests were conducted in a LAN environment, the results obtained from this test may give some indication about the application response time when application servers reside outside the LAN.