Accurate Measurement and Visualization of Traffic Load in IEEE 802.11 WLANs

2008

Masteroppgave i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi 2008 – Universitetet i Agder, Grimstad Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) based on the IEEE 802.11 standard are getting very popular these days, due to their support for new multimedia services and VoIP, and because WLANs are appearing on more and more small devices. This causes a steadily increasing load and becomes a challenge to network administrators who want to make their WLANs run efficiently and to keep the users satisfied. This Master thesis addresses the lack of efficient and affordable monitoring tools for those running WLANs, by developing an accurate method and for the visualization of traffic patterns and bandwidth util…