System and method for comprehensively supervising wireless access point state

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for comprehensively supervising wireless access point states. The system comprises a client-side probe portion and a monitoring platform running on a server. The client-side probe portion comprises an MAC (media access control) probe module, an SNMP (simple network management protocol) probe module, a network environment measuring module and a data transmission module. The monitoring platform comprises a state displaying module, a reporting module, a fault alarming module, an allocation module and a user management module. By the aid of the system and the method for comprehensively supervising the wireless access point states, the comprehensive states (including an MAC layer, a network layer and an application layer) of a wireless access point (AP) are in unified management, an efficient low-cost wireless AP monitoring and managing platform is realized, wireless service quality can be improved, and customer perception is promoted.

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Technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of computer wireless networks, and relates to a system and method for supervising the comprehensive state of a wireless access point (AP) (including a MAC layer, a network layer, and an application layer). To Background technique [0002] At present, there are many systems for network supervision, such as open source OpenNMS (www.opennms.org), Nagios (www.nagios.org / ), etc., and commercial network management software such as CiscoWorks 2000, LANCOP, etc. These software systems are powerful and can perform MAC layer scanning, IP link testing, network diagnostic analysis, network equipment management, traffic monitoring, etc. However, these softwares basically run on wired networks, and their design purposes are generally aimed at the management of wired networks. Therefore, the analysis of the status of wireless access points is still lacking. To [0003] In the Apple App Market and Android App Market, you can download som...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] In the Apple application market and the Android application market, you can download some software that monitors the signal quality of the AP, but these software generally only monitor a single AP at the same time, and the monitored data is only some indicators of the MAC layer. , such as signal strength, frequency, etc., it is impossible to manage a large number of APs in a unified manner

However, the software released by some network companies, such as Cisco's WLSE and Symbol's WNMS, often only manages the company's APs, and it is difficult to manage a large number of APs from different manufacturers in a unified manner.

Compared with wired networks, wireless networks have problems such as large signal interference, frequent disconnection after the number of users exceeds the limit of 20 to 40, and failure to maintain a stable and effective link.

Existing network management methods and testing methods are not easy to meet the needs of wireless networks

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