Monitoring network traffic
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a baseband processing unit,a communication interface for coupling to a wireless network, said communication interface comprising a media access control processing unit in communication with said baseband processing unit, wherein said communication interface is configured to wirelessly receive messages from at least one first node and wirelessly re-transmit said messages to at least one second node;
a backchannel module coupled between said baseband processing unit and said media access control processing unit and configured to monitor radio messages transmitted between the communication interface and the wireless network; and
an output port for outputting monitoring data associated with the monitored messages from the backchannel module.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a wireless network includes, at a device including a communication interface coupling the device to a wireless network, monitoring messages transmitted between the communication interface and the wireless network, and outputting monitoring data associated with the monitored messages from the device.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a baseband processing unit, a communication interface for coupling to a wireless network, said communication interface comprising a media access control processing unit in communication with said baseband processing unit, wherein said communication interface is configured to wirelessly receive messages from at least one first node and wirelessly re-transmit said messages to at least one second node; a backchannel module coupled between said baseband processing unit and said media access control processing unit and configured to monitor radio messages transmitted between the communication interface and the wireless network; and an output port for outputting monitoring data associated with the monitored messages from the backchannel module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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