System and method for testing wireless access controller

Abstract

Provided are a system and a method for testing a wireless access controller. The system comprises a wireless access point simulation unit and a subscriber station simulation unit. The wireless access point simulation unit is configured for simulating multiple wireless access points, and is in communication with the wireless access controller through the simulated wireless access points to test performance of the wireless access controller and record problems generated during communication between the wireless access points and the wireless access controller. The subscriber station simulation unit is configured for simulating multiple subscriber stations, and is in communication with the wireless access controller through the simulated subscriber stations to test performance of the wireless access controller and record problems generated during communication between subscriber stations and the wireless access controller. By the system and the method, the wireless access controller can be tested easily and conveniently.

Description

Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a wireless access controller testing system and method, and more specifically, to a system and method for testing the performance of a wireless access controller by simulating wireless access points and user stations. Background technique [0002] In the prior art, a wireless router is a wireless access point (AP) device that can implement access network management for wireless users, and can generally be referred to as a fat AP (fat AP). Thin AP (thin AP) is relative to fat AP. Thin AP simplifies general AP functions, and in the case of cooperating with the wireless access controller (AC), it evolves from a single autonomous AP to a centralized control architecture composed of AC and AP (ie thin AP architecture). Access control (including authentication and confidential communication), mobility management, radio frequency management and other functions are stripped from a single AP, and AC is used for centralized control. ...

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Problems solved by technology

If there is no indoor antenna feeder system in the building or factory building, the overhead of the antenna feeder may also need to be included, making the hardware investment cost of the entire experimental bureau huge

[0007] On the other hand, the overall test time consumption of the traditional actual test method is large

From building hardware devices, then debugging and configuring AC / AP network devices to enable WLAN test network connectivity, and finally discovering problems through user testing, this process usually takes several months, which seriously affects the software and hardware version cycle of the device.

In addition, the test order of magnitude of the traditional practical test method is usually not high

Although the network deployment equipment in a general building or factory can have one to two ACs, dozens to hundreds of APs, and WLAN test users can reach hundreds of people, it may be difficult to achieve 1024 to 2048 APs online and 8000 ACs. The nominal full configuration of online users makes it difficult to achieve full load testing

And testing under such load conditions may not reveal some serious problems

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