Monitoring and management of links in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a computer device, monitoring a downlink established between a wireless access point and the computer device, the downlink supporting communications conveyed from the wireless access point to the computer device;
at the computer device, producing first downlink status information associated with the communications received on the downlink from the wireless access point, the first downlink status information including events associated with the communications on the downlink and corresponding time information indicating when the events are detected, the first downlink status information recording an event of receiving a particular wireless communication over the downlink from the wireless access point; and
forwarding the first downlink status information to a remote management resource, the remote management resource correlating i) the first downlink status information of receiving the particular wireless communication over the downlink to ii) second downlink status information of transmitting the particular wireless communication from the wireless access point over the downlink to the computer device;
wherein the first downlink status information indicates link attributes of receiving the particular wireless communication from the wireless access point at the computer device; and
wherein the second downlink status information indicates link attributes of transmitting the particular wireless communication from the wireless access point to the computer device, the method further comprising;
analyzing the first downlink status information in view of the second downlink status information.
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Abstract
A wireless communication link can include an uplink and a downlink between a wireless access point and a computer device. The uplink supports communications from the computer device to the wireless access point. The downlink supports communications from the wireless access point to the computer device. The computer device executes a downlink monitor application to monitor events occurring on the downlink. The wireless access point or other suitable resource such as a remote management resource executes an uplink monitor application to monitor events occurring on the uplink. The uplink application and the downlink application log events using the same master clock. The remote management resource can be configured to analyze the uplink status information in view of the downlink status information to perform one or more functions such as troubleshooting, optimizing network settings, etc.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a computer device, monitoring a downlink established between a wireless access point and the computer device, the downlink supporting communications conveyed from the wireless access point to the computer device; at the computer device, producing first downlink status information associated with the communications received on the downlink from the wireless access point, the first downlink status information including events associated with the communications on the downlink and corresponding time information indicating when the events are detected, the first downlink status information recording an event of receiving a particular wireless communication over the downlink from the wireless access point; and forwarding the first downlink status information to a remote management resource, the remote management resource correlating i) the first downlink status information of receiving the particular wireless communication over the downlink to ii) second downlink status information of transmitting the particular wireless communication from the wireless access point over the downlink to the computer device; wherein the first downlink status information indicates link attributes of receiving the particular wireless communication from the wireless access point at the computer device; and wherein the second downlink status information indicates link attributes of transmitting the particular wireless communication from the wireless access point to the computer device, the method further comprising; analyzing the first downlink status information in view of the second downlink status information. - 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 comprising:
at a wireless access point in a communication network; receiving notification of an uplink established between a computer device and the wireless access point, the uplink supporting data communications from the computer device to the wireless access point; monitoring the uplink; producing uplink status information associated with communications received on the uplink, the uplink status information including;
i) wireless link quality attributes associated with the communications received on the uplink, and ii) corresponding time information indicating when the communications are detected; andstoring the uplink status information associated with the uplink; at a management resource, receiving downlink status information, the downlink status information generated from a monitor application executing on the computer device, the downlink status information associated with a downlink supporting communications from the wireless access point to the computer device, the downlink status information including wireless link quality attributes associated with the communications conveyed on the downlink and corresponding time information indicating when the communications on the downlink are detected by the application; the method further comprising;
analyzing the uplink status information in view of the downlink status information.- View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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a computer device; a wireless access point, a wireless communication link established between the wireless access point and the computer device; the computer device executing a first downlink monitor application, the first downlink monitor application producing first downlink status information tracking occurrence of receiving a particular communication on the downlink based on a first clock; the wireless access point executing a second downlink monitor application, the second downlink monitor application producing second downlink status information tracking occurrence of transmitting the particular communication on the downlink based on a second clock; and a management resource, the management resource receiving the first downlink status information and the second downlink status information, the management resource initiating display of the first downlink status information and the second downlink status information on a display screen; wherein the first downlink status information indicates link attributes of receiving the particular communication at the computer device; and wherein the second downlink status information indicates link attributes of transmitting the particular wireless communication to the computer device; the management resource further operable to analyze the first downlink status information in view of the second downlink status information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. Computer-readable hardware storage having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to:
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monitor a downlink established between a wireless access point and the computer device, the downlink supporting data communications from the wireless access point to the computer device; produce first downlink status information associated with the data communications received on the downlink from the wireless access point, the first downlink status information including events associated with the data communications conveyed over the downlink and corresponding time information indicating when the events are detected; and forward the status information to a remote management resource that compares the first downlink status information to second downlink status information, the second downlink status information produced at the wireless access point, the second downlink status information indicating attributes of transmitting the data communications over the downlink; wherein the first downlink status information indicates link attributes of receiving the particular wireless communication from the wireless access point at the computer device; and wherein the second downlink status information indicates link attributes of transmitting the particular wireless communication from the wireless access point to the computer device, the at least one processing device further operable to; analyze the first downlink status information in view of the second downlink status information.
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