Monitoring network traffic
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1. A method of monitoring network traffic at a device, comprising:
- Providing a device having a communication interface coupling the device to a wireless network, wherein the device is configured to wirelessly receive messages from at least one first node and wirelessly re-transmit said messages to at least one second node;
monitoring radio messages transmitted between the communication interface of the device and the wireless network; and
outputting monitoring data associated with the monitored messages from the device via a second network, dedicated for monitoring and testing said wireless network.
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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. A method of monitoring network traffic at a device, comprising:
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Providing a device having a communication interface coupling the device to a wireless network, wherein the device is configured to wirelessly receive messages from at least one first node and wirelessly re-transmit said messages to at least one second node; monitoring radio messages transmitted between the communication interface of the device and the wireless network; and outputting monitoring data associated with the monitored messages from the device via a second network, dedicated for monitoring and testing said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface for coupling to a wireless network, said communication interface 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 to the communication interface 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 via a second network, dedicated for monitoring and testing said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring the progress of a packet traversing a wireless network, wherein the wireless network comprises a plurality of nodes, each node having a radio transceiver for transmitting and receiving radio messages and configured to wirelessly receive a packet from at least one first node and wirelessly re-transmit the packet to at least one second node, comprising:
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transmitting and receiving radio messages at nodes of a wireless network; linking the nodes using a wired network; generating monitoring data associated with the packet at the nodes; and collecting the monitoring data from the nodes over said wired network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for monitoring the progress of a packet traversing a wireless network comprising:
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a plurality of nodes each having a radio transceiver for transmitting and receiving radio messages and configured to wirelessly receive a packet from at least one first node and wirelessly re-transmit the packet to at least one second node; a wired communications medium linking the nodes; and a monitoring station coupled to the wired communications medium; wherein the monitoring station is configured to receive monitoring data associated with the packet from the nodes over the wired communications medium. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for viewing wireless network activity, comprising:
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a display device; a plurality of nodes, each having a communication interface coupling the device to said wireless network, and a backchannel module coupled to said communication interface and configured to transmit a copy of messages transmitted between said communication interface and said wireless network via a wired network; and a monitoring station connected to said wired network, configured to process information gathered over said wired network from said plurality of nodes, and graphically display said processed information on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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