Network Instruments Observer Network Card User Manual


 
New Features for Wireless Support
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Avg Quality (%) The average signal-to-noise ratio of the signal, expressed as a percent-
age of the optimum.
Avg Data Rate The average rate of data packets on the wireless network.
Avg Rate The average rate of all packets (data+control+management+beacon)
on the wireless network.
Packets The total number of packets seen.
Data pkts
(Directed)
The total number of data packets seen.
Multicasts The total number of multicast packets seen.
Bytes The total number of bytes seen.
CRC The total number of CRC errors reported by the AP.
Retries The total number of transmission retries reported by the AP.
Associations The number of associations (connection sessions) that have been
established with this AP.
Station Polls The total number of poll requests by station; a high number means that
a station cannot connectto an AP. In the 802.11bprotocol, a station first
polls for an AP, then associates with a responding AP.
Min Quality The poorest quality signal seen, expressed as a percentage of the
optimum.
Max Quality The best quality signal seen, expressed as a percentage of the
optimum.
Latest Quality The quality of the signal as seen at the last poll.
Min Strength The lowest strength signal seen, expressed as a percentage of the
optimum.
Max Strength The highest strength signal seen, expressed as a percentage of the
optimum.
Latest Strength The strength of the signal seen at the last poll.
Min Data Rate The slowest data rate seen, expressed in Mbits/sec.
Max Data Rate The fastest data rate seen, expressed in Mbits/sec.
Latest Data Rate The data rate seen at the last poll.
Statistic Description