Apparatus and method for wireless network parameter logging and reporting within a portable device having wireless communication functionality

A system comprising:

• a wireless network including one or more base stations configured to communicate with one or more portable communication devices via one or more respective wireless connections;
• a data storage facility;
• wherein at least one of the one or more portable communication devices includes:
• a processor;
• and
• a wireless module coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with the wireless network via the respective wireless connection;
• wherein the wireless module is further configured to determine characteristic information associated with the respective wireless connection and to provide the characteristic information to the processor, wherein the characteristic information comprises connection speed information associated with a rate of transfer of data via the wireless connection;
• wherein the processor is configured to format the characteristic information using a predetermined routing header that identifies an address of the data storage facility for transmission via the wireless connection;
• and
• wherein the wireless module is configured to transmit the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network;
• wherein the data storage facility is configured to store the characteristic information.

A method comprising:

• a wireless module of a portable communication device communicating with a wireless network via a wireless connection;
• the wireless module determining characteristic information associated with the wireless connection, wherein the characteristic information comprises connection speed information associated with a rate of transfer of data via the wireless connection;
• the wireless module providing the characteristic information to a processor;
• the processor formatting the characteristic information using a predetermined routing header that identifies an address of the data storage facility for transmission via the wireless connection;
• and
• the wireless module transmitting the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network.