US 11,863,420 B2
Diagnosing faults in a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) local area network (LAN) including a WiFi segment
Douglas Grinkemeyer, Germantown, MD (US); and David Dailey, Boyds, MD (US)
Assigned to Spirent Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Spirent Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/674,745.
Application 17/674,745 is a division of application No. 16/533,672, filed on Aug. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,258,679.
Application 16/533,672 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/456,313, filed on Mar. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,382,314, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 15/456,313 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/810,898, filed on Jul. 28, 2015, granted, now 10,448,007, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Application 14/810,898 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/184,889, filed on Nov. 8, 2018, granted, now 10,742,523, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Application 16/184,889 is a continuation of application No. 15/592,173, filed on May 10, 2017, granted, now 10,129,102, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/307,392, filed on Mar. 11, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/334,873, filed on May 11, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0173982 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 43/55 (2022.01); H04L 43/50 (2022.01); H04L 43/0829 (2022.01); H04H 20/12 (2008.01); H04L 43/0852 (2022.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 43/55 (2022.05) [H04H 20/12 (2013.01); H04L 43/0829 (2013.01); H04L 43/0835 (2013.01); H04L 43/0852 (2013.01); H04L 43/50 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
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1. A testing device for diagnosing faults in a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) local area network (LAN) including a WiFi segment, the testing device comprising:
test hardware that implements WiFi protocols and that includes a processor and a memory storing computer instructions that cause the processor to perform a WiFi testing method comprising:
responsive to selection of a test sequence that includes testing of the WiFi segment, causing display of one or more instructional images that depict how an operator couples the test hardware to a wireless component of the LAN for testing of the WiFi segment,
invoking the test hardware to perform a test by automatically selecting, in dependence upon a problem generically identified by a user, a test to perform from the test sequence, and invoking the test hardware with parameters that control interaction with the wireless component of the LAN,
automatically evaluating results returned by the test hardware using evaluation criteria of the test sequence, without user interpretation of the results returned and in dependence upon a threshold associated with the evaluation criteria, to determine at least one of (i) whether to report a recommendation to replace or repair an identified component, and (ii) whether to (a) repeat the causing display of one or more instructional images, (b) invoke the test hardware to perform an additional test and (c) automatically evaluate results returned by the additional test, and
proceeding as determined according to (i) or (ii).