Diagnosing Wi-Fi association issues and optimizing network performance

Extensive deployment of Wi-Fi networks at homes and public places has triggered research interest in several aspects of Wi-Fi technology like deployment strategies and optimization. People use Wi-Fi to connect their computers at home or office for instant internet access and it is a common scenario to have faced association and network congestion problems. Finding appropriate solution to these issues is a challenging task. In this thesis, an attempt has been made to propose solution to Wi-Fi related concerns through novel approach.;The two most common Wi-Fi related concerns for a common user are, problems occurring during the association process with the network and getting better throughput out of the Wi-Fi network. Several diagnostics tools and network performance monitors have been developed in this direction. This thesis work addresses these common concerns through a software design approach which implements of diagnostics software solution and channel and AP assessment algorithm which can be integrated into the software solution to provide assistance to the user in detecting association problems and poor channel performance.