Enable Gzip Compression In JMeter
You're probably asking yourself: How can I enable Compression support in JMeter?
JMeter can use up to 10x more bandwidth when compression is disabled.
Learn how to configure JMeter to support Request and Response Compression like GZip.
HTTP Compression
As explained on HTTP Compression, the client advertises itself as capable of handling various compression formats:
GET /encrypted-area HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate