Device-side testing and reporting for network infrastructure monitoring

A patient monitoring device comprising:

• a wireless communication interface;
• patient monitoring hardware for measuring at least one physiological parameter of a patient;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• provide a protocol stack for enabling communication via the wireless communication interface,
• transmit the at least one physiological parameter via the protocol stack and the wireless communication interface,
• request wireless access point (AP) information about a plurality of APs from the protocol stack, the AP information including connection or link statistics,
• identify at least one AP of the plurality of APs as a critical AP,
• perform at least one test with respect to the plurality of APs, wherein:
• the at least one test is performed in a first manner for critical APs, and
• the at least one test is performed in a second manner different from the first manner for APs other than critical APs;
• and
• generate a connectivity report based on the AP information, wherein the connectivity report identifies the critical APs, including results from the at least one test;
• and
• transmit the connectivity report to a remote server via the protocol stack and the wireless communication interface.