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Chapter 8 802.11 Wireless Testing
802.11 wireless results
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Fig. 86 Erros Results page
Table 4 Errors results
Result
RX False Alarms/
Second
FCS Errors
PLCP Errors
RX False Alarms
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Definition
A graphical representation of the percentage
of false alarms per second received in the
last 120 seconds. This is useful in noisy
environments to show interference.
Count of frame check sequence (FCS)
errors received in the last second and total
received. Frames with FCS errors have cor-
rupted payload so they are dropped.
Count of physical layer convergence proce-
dure (PLCP) errors received in the last sec-
ond and total received. Frames with PLCP
errors have a corrupted header so they are
dropped.
Count of false alarms received in the last
second and total received. A false alarm is
when the radio is triggered to enter the
receive state by RF energy but then realizes
that there is no 802.11 traffic. This result is
indicative of non-802.11 interference or
severely corrupted 802.11 frames.