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802.11 WLAN AP and device testing for Wi-Fi 6

Spirent TestCenter supports the highest performing and most realistic IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) multi-client emulation for direct functionality and performance testing of Access Points (APs) and user device with the latest 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) support.

Wi-Fi 6 testing strategies

Joint Wi-Fi NOW and Spirent webinar explains how testing critical features is helping to accelerate industry adoption of Wi-Fi 6 technologies.

2019 Best of Interop Tokyo

Spirent Wi-Fi 6 test solution received Best of Show Grand Prize Award at Interop Tokyo 2019, in a special recognition of Spirent’s commitment to help accelerate the development and deployment of Wi-Fi 6 technology.

Features and benefits

Support for N4U/N12U chassis

Utilize Spirent in-chassis Ethernet test modules and latest WLAN 802.11ax test modules together for emulating a very large number of realistic WLAN clients with traffic generation and analysis with customizable hardware configurations.​

Support for C1/C50 appliances

Interoperates with multiple chipset vendors-based WLAN AP products. Best in class realistic traffic generation and analysis between WLAN and Ethernet clients or just amongst WLAN clients with WLAN APs involved and capable of providing multiple traffic flows per client with each flow offering stateful traffic at Layers 2 through 7.​

Support AP emulation for device testing​

Multiple Spirent TestCenter WLAN platforms available to emulate multiple access points (APs) with realistic 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax WLAN interface to support from legacy IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac to the latest IEEE 802.11ax standard.

Ease of use​

Ease of Use Use Spirent TestCenter to conduct performance testing for emulating a very large number of realistic WLAN clients with traffic generation and analysis. Best in class traffic generation and analysis for testing functionality, performance, and scalability.​

802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) support​

Support latest IEEE 802.11ax standard

Support various channel bandwidth and MIMO configurations up to 8×8

Support latest 802.11ax features (e.g. MCS10/11, OFDMA, MU-MIMO, etc.) Support advanced features such as DFS testing, band steering, inter-AP roaming, airtime fairness​

Spirent TestCenter

Assure superior Wi-Fi user experiences with Spirent’s comprehensive Wi-Fi testing services and solutions. Design, develop and deploy next-generation Wi-Fi products and networks quickly and efficiently.

Accelerating development and deployment of Wi-Fi 6​

Spirent delivers the world’s first fully integrated 802.11ax and 2.5/5Gbps Ethernet testing solution to accelerate the development and deployment of Wi-Fi 6 technology.

Conducting multi-AP performance testing with Spirent TestCenter WLAN

This solution brief explains how to test the throughput performance of a multi-AP system using Spirent TestCenter including the focus on features such as reliable inter-AP Wi-Fi RF connections, maximum throughput, Band Steering and client steering. Starting with some basic information needed to understand multi-AP networking technology and design, this paper will then detail how to setup test beds to validate the throughput performance gain from various multi-AP networking configurations.

Understanding How to test 802.11ac Wave-2 MU-MIMO with Spirent TestCenter WLAN

Learn how to test the Wave 2 features and how to use the Spirent TestCenter WLAN solutions in a lab setup. Learn how to test access points (APs) on the new Wave 2 offerings with a focus on a feature called multiuser multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO).  Download the white paper to learn more.

Validating 802.11AC Wave-2

The relevant stakeholders who invested in IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2 products are now eager to know, what exactly do these Wave 2 enhancements do, and how do we prove the Wave2 performance gain. Designed for testing WLAN network infrastructure devices, including carrier or enterprise thin APs with controllers, consumer APs, and integrated broadband WLAN gateway, the Spirent TestCenter WLAN solution offers the best-in class-traffic generation and analysis for testing functionality, performance, and scalability with the best realistic client emulation scenario sin either SU-MIMO or MU-MIMO.

Spirent TestCenter

Spirent TestCenter is an end-to-end testing solution that delivers high performance with deterministic answers. Service providers, NEMs and enterprises use it to test, measure and validate their networks and deploy services with confidence—from traditional performance testing to the rigorous analysis of Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Mobile Backhaul, and High Speed Ethernet.

Spirent platforms

Tailor your test infrastructure to deliver the optimal results without breaking your budget. Explore Spirent’s industry-leading hardware and software platforms which have been proven over multiple generations of network technologies.

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