Connection types explained
Voluum uses external databases to get details about the traffic it gets. In total, Voluum tracks over 30 traffic characteristics for each event. You can learn more about what databases those are from the article on our blog: https://voluum.com/blog/digital-element-voluum/
These traffic characteristics are used in:
Reports
Rule-based paths
The following document explains Connection type dimension.
Connection types
The names of the connection types come from the Digital Element database. The update to this database that took place at the end of 2021 has changed the way some connection types are named. The old names are marked as 'previous'.
Dialup - Connection via dialup modem
Mobile - Connection via cellular network
Satellite - Connection via satellite
Unkown
Wifi (previously: Wireless) - Connection via WiFi (either local or wide-area)
- Wired (previously: Broadband, XDSL, Cable) - Connection via wired infrastructure such as cable or DSL
