2011/08/10 by Partha Kanuparthy, Kanuparthy, Partha, Constantine Dovrolis +7 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced Wireless Network Optimization #C.2.3 #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Mobile Ad Hoc Networks #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Wireless Networks and Protocols
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1108.2070
openalex publication_date 2011/08/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Common WLAN pathologies include low signal-to-noise ratio, congestion, hidden terminals or interference from non-802.11 devices and phenomena. Prior work has focused on the detection and diagnosis of such problems using layer-2 information from 802.11 devices and special-purpose access points and monitors, which may not be generally available. Here, we investigate a userlevel approach: is it possible to detect and diagnose 802.11 pathologies with strictly user-level active probing, without any cooperation from, and without any visibility in, layer-2 devices? In this paper, we present preliminary but promising results indicating that such diagnostics are feasible.