Method for testing a wireless communications network including a station and an access point
First Claim
1. A method for testing a wireless communications network including a station and an access point, comprising:
- sending broadcast packets from the station to the access point in a first frequency band and waiting for confirmation;
calculating, by the station, a packet loss in the first frequency band based on a number of sent and confirmed broadcast packets; and
calculating, by the station, a packet loss for a second frequency band by taking into account the calculated packet loss in the first frequency band and by using a correlation function between a path loss in the first frequency band and a corresponding path loss in the second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is lower than the second frequency band.
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Abstract
The method for testing a wireless communications network including a station and an access point comprises the steps of sending broadcast packets from the station to the access point in a lower frequency band and waiting for confirmation, calculating a packet loss in the lower frequency band based on the number of sent and confirmed broadcast packets, and calculating a packet loss for a higher frequency band by taking into account the calculated packet loss of the lower frequency band and by using a correlation function between the lower frequency and the higher frequency band. The wireless communications network is in particular a communications network according to one of the IEEE 802.11 recommendations and the broadcast packets are in particular address resolution protocol packets.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for testing a wireless communications network including a station and an access point, comprising:
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sending broadcast packets from the station to the access point in a first frequency band and waiting for confirmation; calculating, by the station, a packet loss in the first frequency band based on a number of sent and confirmed broadcast packets; and calculating, by the station, a packet loss for a second frequency band by taking into account the calculated packet loss in the first frequency band and by using a correlation function between a path loss in the first frequency band and a corresponding path loss in the second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is lower than the second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A station apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to; send broadcast packets in a first frequency band over a wireless communication network to an access point and waiting for confirmation; calculate a packet loss in the first frequency band based on a number of sent and confirmed broadcast packets; and calculate a packet loss for a second frequency band by taking into account the calculated packet loss in the first frequency band and by using a correlation function between a path loss in the first frequency band and a corresponding path loss in the second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is lower than the second frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions stored therein which upon execution instruct at least one processor to:
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send broadcast packets to an access point in a first frequency band and waiting for confirmation, calculate a packet loss in the first frequency band based on a number of sent and confirmed broadcast packets, and calculate a packet loss for a second frequency band by taking into account the calculated packet loss in the first frequency band and by using a correlation function between a path loss in the first frequency band and a corresponding path loss in the second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is lower than the second frequency band.
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