amount of data received from the client, and with the download being the number of sent packets that were acknowledged as received. The throughput rate is then calculated against the time that the test lasted.

Measurements of connection properties allow for the indirect inference of broader network conditions, particularly when applied in a comparative fashion. For example, others have noted the varying degrees of correlation between round trip time and the total load presented on a network[@biaz2003round]. While these studies hold a higher correlation on a slow link than on a fast one, the former of which appears to more accurately describe the domestic connectivity of Iran. In this scenario, it may be possible to identify periods where an increase in load has created a bottleneck in the network or a build-up in the traffic queue on network devices. Therefore, we assume that the decrease of throughput, or increase of loss, will be associated with an increase in latency where traffic congestion is occurring. Additionally, while most inter-network routing protocols will attempt to route traffic over the best path to a destination, which can differ based on load balancing and service agreements, a change in round trip time may indicate 