Throughput testing can be done in a number of different ways:
Fast.com - This is a Netflix speed test, which is executed using headless chromium and the fast.com website
Dropbox - This makes use of the dropbox API to upload and download a file (the size of the file can be specified in the test configuration)
YouTube - A YouTube throughput test can be performed, which involves downloading a video from YouTube’s CDN
Perf3 (upload) and iPerf3 (upload and download) - If you have an iPerf2 or iPerf3 server, you can configure sensors to test against these servers
Librespeed Test - Librespeed testing is similar to iperf3 in that you can host your own Librespeed server and measure upload and download speed, or you have the option of public Librespeed servers available to choose from for testing.
Note: Throughput test results can validate a minimum throughput. In comparison to a laptop, the results from a sensor may often be lower as the sensor does not have the same hardware capabilities (CPU, memory), different Wi-Fi drivers and chipsets (the sensor has two spatial streams), different Wi-Fi signal strengths/MCS rates, there may be different settings to perform the test (the sensors use a CLI tool or API where a web interface on a laptop may use different options) and functions such as the continuous packet capture on the sensor may impact the sensors’ ability to achieve the maximum throughput.