Abstract
During recent years usage of Wi-Fi communications were increasing rapidly not only in commercial areas but also in private households. With increasing number of Wi-Fi devices a new kind of problems appeared, mostly related to poor Wi-Fi throughput or communication problems. In this paper an investigation on Wi-Fi networks in Vilnius City and it’s surrounding is presented, covering the main problems of Wi-Fi network saturation and load during day. Also an investigation on dependence of Wi-Fi saturation on noise levels was made, showing the impact of neighbor AP to SNR. Ill. 7, bibl. 7 (in English; abstracts in English and Lithuanian). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.118.2.1178
Highlights
During past years usage of wireless communications was increasing rapidly in commercial areas and in private households
During past years it became as a norm that the customer-premises equipment (CPE) supplied for customer by Internet service provider (ISP) is equipped with Wi-Fi, and is extensively used to access the Internet from laptops or other mobile devices
With increasing number of wireless devices like laptops, Wi-Fi Web Cams, network extenders, etc., a new kind of problems appeared to network administrators and call centers of ISP
Summary
During past years usage of wireless communications was increasing rapidly in commercial areas and in private households. During the year the Wi-Fi chip-sets shipment should exceed 1 billion units [1] This caused the noticeable increase of Wi-Fi access availability and usage in a private sector. With increasing number of wireless devices like laptops, Wi-Fi Web Cams, network extenders, etc., a new kind of problems appeared to network administrators and call centers of ISP. These new problems are related to users complains about poor Wi-Fi throughput or communication problems between Wi-Fi client device and Wi-Fi access point (AP) The problems mostly arise in urban areas with overloaded Wi-Fi environment [2]. Short investigation on wireless saturation and its situation in Vilnius city and its surroundings will be done
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