System and network for wireless network monitoring
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a proxy client device, a command from an access point on a first channel;
forwarding the command from the proxy client device to a client device on the second channel;
receiving, at the proxy client device and from the client device, a report that is responsive to the command; and
forwarding the report from the proxy client device to the access point.
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Abstract
A technique for wireless network monitoring involves scanning channels using clients instead of access points. An example of a method according to the technique may include, for example, receiving from a wireless access point a command to perform a channel scanning function, listening on a channel associated with the channel scanning function, and sending RF data found on the channel to the wireless access point. Another example of a method according to the technique may include, for example, scanning a first channel, switching from the first channel to a second channel, sending data on the second channel to an access point, switching from the second channel to the first channel, and resuming scanning on the first channel. A system according to the technique may include one or more scanning clients, proxy clients, multi-channel clients, or other clients that are capable of scanning channels in lieu of an access point.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a proxy client device, a command from an access point on a first channel; forwarding the command from the proxy client device to a client device on the second channel; receiving, at the proxy client device and from the client device, a report that is responsive to the command; and forwarding the report from the proxy client device to the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a client device configured to be operatively coupled to a proxy client device that is operatively coupled to an access point, the client device configured to receive, from the proxy client device and on a first channel, a command that was received by the proxy client device on a second channel from the access point, the client device configured to send a report to the proxy client device on the second channel such that the proxy client device forwards the report to the access point on the first channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a proxy client device at a first time, a first command from an access point on a first channel; forwarding the first command from the proxy client device to a client device on a second channel; receiving, at the proxy client device and from the client device, a report that is responsive to a second command received at a second time prior to the first time; and forwarding the report from the proxy client device to the access point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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