WO2005125236A3 - Apparatuses and methods for measuring signal strengths of wireless networks - Google Patents

Apparatuses and methods for measuring signal strengths of wireless networks Download PDF

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WO2005125236A3
WO2005125236A3 PCT/US2005/021035 US2005021035W WO2005125236A3 WO 2005125236 A3 WO2005125236 A3 WO 2005125236A3 US 2005021035 W US2005021035 W US 2005021035W WO 2005125236 A3 WO2005125236 A3 WO 2005125236A3
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wireless networks
apparatuses
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measuring signal
signal strengths
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Phillip D Warren
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W24/00—Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
    • H04W24/08—Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B17/00—Monitoring; Testing
    • H04B17/20—Monitoring; Testing of receivers
    • H04B17/23—Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms, audible means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B17/00—Monitoring; Testing
    • H04B17/30—Monitoring; Testing of propagation channels
    • H04B17/309—Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
    • H04B17/318—Received signal strength
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L1/20—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received using signal quality detector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W24/00—Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

Abstract

A signal tester including a controller (115) operable to communicate with and receive signal strength data for a wireless networks (115, 160) corresponding to first and second modems (120A, 120B), respectively. The tester includes a display (140) operable to display the signal strength for the first wireless network (155) and the second wireless network (160).
PCT/US2005/021035 2004-06-14 2005-06-14 Apparatuses and methods for measuring signal strengths of wireless networks WO2005125236A2 (en)

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