US 2017/0366986 A1 · MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF LINKS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

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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Dependent claims

A method of analyzing a wireless communication link between a wireless access point and a communication device, the method comprising:

producing first downlink status information associated with communications transmitted from the wireless access point to the communication device over a downlink of the wireless communication link;
monitoring receipt of the communications at the communication device;
producing second downlink status information associated with receiving the communications at the communication device;
and
analyzing the first downlink status information in view of the second downlink status information.

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A system comprising:

a wireless access point;
a wireless communication link extending between the wireless access point and a communication device;
a first monitor resource operable to produce first downlink status information associated with communications transmitted from the wireless access point over the downlink to the communication device;
a second monitor resource operable to monitor receipt of the communications at the communication device and produce second downlink status information associated with receiving the communications at the communication device;
and
an analyzer resource operable to analyze the first downlink status information in view of the second downlink status information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Monitoring and management of links in a wireless network

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Monitoring and management of links in a wireless network

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Abstract

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