Bitwise monitoring of network performance

A measuring system for measuring data quality of service on at least one traffic wireless network, comprising:

• a back end processor for controlling the measuring system;
• a plurality of remote units, in communication with said back end processor via a control link, for performing measurements on the at least one traffic wireless network, each of the plurality of remote units comprising:
• a test traffic modem adapted to connect to one or more of the at least one traffic wireless networks, the test traffic modem being selected from the group consisting of:
• a wireless handset and a wireless modem module,
• a control link modem for exchanging commands and responses with the back end processor via the control link, and
• a control unit coupled to the test traffic modem and to the control link modem,
• wherein a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser is implemented via the control unit or the test traffic modem;
• wherein the remote unit simulates a subscriber using a WAP-enabled wireless device by having the WAP browser access the at least one traffic wireless network via the test traffic modem.

A remote unit for measuring data quality of service on at least one traffic wireless network, the remote unit for operating under the control of a back end processor, the remote unit comprising:

• a test traffic modem adapted to connect to one or more of the at least one traffic wireless networks;
• a control link modem in communication with the back end processor via a control link;
• and
• a control unit coupled to the test traffic modem and to the control link modem;
• wherein the remote unit implements a Wireless Data Protocol (WDP) client and performs data quality of service measurements on the at least one traffic wireless network by simulating operation of a WDP enabled wireless device by causing the WDP client to access the at least one traffic wireless network via the test traffic modem.

A back end processor for measuring data quality of service on at least one traffic wireless network by controlling a plurality of remote units that gather data, each of the plurality of remote units implementing a Wireless Data Protocol (WDP) client, the back end processor comprising:

• a fleet database providing storage of information concerning the plurality of remote units;
• mission schedule database providing storage of information concerning measurement missions to be carried out by the plurality of remote units;
• and
• a fleet management server in communication with each of the plurality of remote units via respective control links and adapted to exchange commands and responses with selected ones of the plurality of remote units, the fleet management server effecting communication with the remote units based on information accessed from the fleet database, the commands being based on information accessed from the mission schedule database;
• wherein the fleet management server commands certain of the plurality of remote units to simulate operation of a WDP enabled wireless device by having the WDP client access the at least one traffic wireless network.