Systems and Methods for Determining Packet Error Rate (PER) for Wireless Encapsulated Network Packet Data Communications Links

A method for receiving a framing sequence and determining a Packet Error Rate (PER), the method comprising:

• receiving PER test data as a series of network packets and frames using a receiving device, the network packets and frames formed prior to transmission to comprise a size that is compliant with a predetermined framing mode and encapsulation protocol for the transmission system for determining a PER from the series of network packets and frames;
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• determining the PER for the series of network packets and frames received using a Local Area Network (LAN) enabled interface by comparing a received packet sequence and received packet identifications of the PER test data with a predetermined unique identifier for each of the network packets and a predetermined sequence for the network packets.

A system for generating a packet sequence for determining a Packet Error Rate (PER) using network packets, the system comprising:

• a Local Area Network (LAN) enabled computer configured to generate a series of network PER test packets and frames, each packet comprising a predetermined unique identifier and each frame comprising a predetermined sequence for the packets in the series of network packets, wherein the series of network packets and frames are each of a size that is compliant with a predetermined framing mode and encapsulation protocol for the transmission system for determining a PER from the series of network packets and frames;
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• a transmitting device configured to transmit the network packets and frames to a receiving device.

A system for receiving a framing sequence and determining a Packet Error Rate (PER), the system comprising:

• a receiving device configured to receive PER test data as a series of network packets and frames, the network packets and frames formed prior to transmission of the network packets and frames to comprise a size that is compliant with a predetermined framing mode and encapsulation protocol for the transmission system for determining a PER from the series of network packets and frames;
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• a Local Area Network (LAN) enabled interface configured to determine the PER for the series of network packets and frames received by comparing a received packet sequence and received packet identifications of the PER test data with a predetermined unique identifier for each of the network packets and a predetermined sequence for the network packets.