An Investigation of the Impact of Signal Strength on Wi-Fi Link ...
An Investigation of the Impact of Signal Strength on Wi-Fi Link ...
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2.3.5 <str<strong>on</strong>g>Signal</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Strength</str<strong>on</strong>g> and Indoor Positi<strong>on</strong>ing System ........................................................ 30<br />
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...............................................32<br />
CHAPTER 4 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ......................................................36<br />
4.1 Performance Metrics ................................................................................................... 37<br />
4.2 Hardware and S<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>tware Requirements...................................................................... 37<br />
4.2.1 Hardware Equipment................................................................................................. 37<br />
4.2.2 S<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>tware..................................................................................................................... 39<br />
4.3 Propagati<strong>on</strong> Measurement Envir<strong>on</strong>ment................................................................... 40<br />
4.4 Access Point and <strong>Wi</strong>reless Adapter ............................................................................ 42<br />
4.4.1 AP C<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong>....................................................................................................... 42<br />
4.4.2 <strong>Wi</strong>reless Adapter C<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong> ................................................................................ 45<br />
4.4.3 AP Operati<strong>on</strong> Mode................................................................................................... 47<br />
4.5 Propagati<strong>on</strong> Measurement Scenarios......................................................................... 48<br />
4.5.1 Preliminary Propagati<strong>on</strong> Measurement ..................................................................... 48<br />
4.5.2 Phase 1 Propagati<strong>on</strong> Measurements .......................................................................... 52<br />
4.5.3 Phase 2 Propagati<strong>on</strong> Measurements .......................................................................... 54<br />
4.5.4 Phase 3 Propagati<strong>on</strong> Measurements .......................................................................... 55<br />
4.6 Measurement Accuracy ............................................................................................... 56<br />
4.7 Summary....................................................................................................................... 57<br />
CHAPTER 5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.................................................58<br />
5.1 Preliminary Measurement Results ............................................................................. 58<br />
5.1.1 Scenario 1: The Ad-Hoc Mode in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Meeting Room............................................... 60<br />
5.1.2 Scenario 2 to 5: The Infrastructure Mode in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Meeting Room............................... 61<br />
5.1.3 Scenario 6: The Ad-Hoc Mode in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Office............................................................. 63<br />
5.2 Phase 1 Measurement .................................................................................................. 65<br />
5.2.1 Results and Discussi<strong>on</strong> .............................................................................................. 65<br />
5.2.2 Throughput <str<strong>on</strong>g>An</str<strong>on</strong>g>alysis ................................................................................................. 77<br />
5.2.3 Comments.................................................................................................................. 78<br />
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