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    WiFo: A diagnostic tool for IEEE 802.11 MAC


    Feghhi, Hessan and Malone, David (2015) WiFo: A diagnostic tool for IEEE 802.11 MAC. In: 2015 IEEE 16th International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), 14-17 June, 2015, Boston, MA.

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    Abstract

    WLANs are constantly undergoing extensive research and development, and scientists keep coming up with new methods to improve existing protocols and amend standards. Experimental assessment has been an important part of 802.11 research, however measuring the detailed behaviour of the medium and hardware has been challenging. In this paper we design a diagnostic tool, WiFo, for IEEE 802.11-based WLANs. This tool helps developers and researchers monitor and analyze the wireless signals and details such as backoff distribution in a user-friendly environment. Our solution is much cheaper and easier to use than existing tools, and provides more flexibility by allowing users to add functionality. We then use WiFo to study several aspects of some off-the-shelf hardware and their corresponding software drivers, and show some interesting results regarding how they apply standard specifications.

    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
    Keywords: IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol; WLAN; WiFo diagnostic tool; wireless signal analysis; wireless signal monitoring; off-the-shelf hardware;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Mathematics and Statistics
    Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
    Item ID: 10065
    Depositing User: Dr. David Malone
    Date Deposited: 05 Oct 2018 13:19
    Refereed: Yes
    Funders: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
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      Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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