SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE
First Claim
1. A system employing a plurality of test packets for assessing wireless communication performance, said system comprising:
- a first master wireless node comprising;
a first wireless transceiver,a first memory storing a first schedule defining transmission and reception of a first set of said test packets by said first wireless transceiver, anda first processor cooperating with said first wireless transceiver and said first memory to transmit and receive the first set of said test packets responsive to said first schedule; and
a number of second wireless nodes, each of said number of second wireless nodes comprising;
a second wireless transceiver structured to wirelessly communicate with the first wireless transceiver of said first master wireless node or with the second wireless transceiver of another one of said number of second wireless nodes,a second memory storing a second schedule defining transmission and reception of a second set of said test packets by said second wireless transceiver, anda second processor cooperating with said second wireless transceiver and said second memory to transmit and receive the second set of test packets responsive to said second schedule,wherein, after start up, each of said number of second wireless nodes is structured to be initialized, and to wait to receive a number of the second set of test packets before being synchronized with said second schedule and beginning to receive and transmit the second set of test packets according to said second schedule, andwherein said first and second processors are structured to store data from said first and second sets of said test packets, respectively.
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Abstract
A system for assessing wireless communication performance includes a first master wireless node and a number of second wireless nodes. A first schedule of the first node defines transmission and reception of a first set of test packets. A second schedule of the second nodes defines transmission and reception of a second set of the test packets. After start up, each of the second nodes is initialized, and waits to receive a number of the second set of test packets before being synchronized with the second schedule and beginning to receive and transmit the second set of test packets according to the second schedule. First and second processors store data from the first and second sets of test packets, respectively.
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1. A system employing a plurality of test packets for assessing wireless communication performance, said system comprising:
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a first master wireless node comprising; a first wireless transceiver, a first memory storing a first schedule defining transmission and reception of a first set of said test packets by said first wireless transceiver, and a first processor cooperating with said first wireless transceiver and said first memory to transmit and receive the first set of said test packets responsive to said first schedule; and a number of second wireless nodes, each of said number of second wireless nodes comprising; a second wireless transceiver structured to wirelessly communicate with the first wireless transceiver of said first master wireless node or with the second wireless transceiver of another one of said number of second wireless nodes, a second memory storing a second schedule defining transmission and reception of a second set of said test packets by said second wireless transceiver, and a second processor cooperating with said second wireless transceiver and said second memory to transmit and receive the second set of test packets responsive to said second schedule, wherein, after start up, each of said number of second wireless nodes is structured to be initialized, and to wait to receive a number of the second set of test packets before being synchronized with said second schedule and beginning to receive and transmit the second set of test packets according to said second schedule, and wherein said first and second processors are structured to store data from said first and second sets of said test packets, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method employing a plurality of test packets for assessing wireless communication performance, said method comprising:
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storing a first schedule at a first master wireless node to define transmission and reception of a first set of said test packets by said first master wireless node; transmitting or receiving the first set of said test packets by said first master wireless node responsive to said first schedule; storing a second schedule at a number of second wireless nodes to define transmission and reception of a second set of said test packets by said number of second wireless nodes; transmitting or receiving the second set of said test packets by said number of second wireless nodes responsive to said second schedule; initializing each of said number of second wireless nodes after start up; for each of said second wireless nodes, waiting to receive a number of test packets of said second set of test packets before synchronizing with said second schedule and beginning to receive and transmit said second set of test packets according to said second schedule; and storing data from said first and second sets of said test packets, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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