1. Proposed A 5-Stage Process for WPP Testing
Jan 2004
doc.: IEEE /xxxr0
March 2004
IEEE WPP SG -
Proposed A 5-Stage Process for WPP Testing
Dong-Jye Shyy, Ph.D.
MITRE
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE

2. March 2004
Introduction
It is a general consensus that WPP testing needs to be divided into stages or phases.
This presentation proposes a five-stage process for performing WPP testing
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE

3. March 2004
Stage 1
Characterize the performance between one AP and one client in a controlled lab environment
The following questions need to be answered for each stage
What performance metrics to collect?
What testing equipments are needed and what are their configurations?
How to collect the performance metrics, i.e., what are the testing steps? It must a repeatable process.
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE

4. March 2004
Stage 2
Characterize the performance between one AP and multiple clients in a controlled lab environment
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE

5. March 2004
Stage 3
Characterize the performance between multiple APs and one client in a controlled lab environment
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE

6. March 2004
Stage 4
Characterize the performance between multiple APs and multiple clients in a controlled lab environment
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE

7. March 2004
Stage 5
Characterize the performance between multiple APs and multiple clients in a real field environment
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE

8. Not all Stages are Mandatory
March 2004
Not all Stages are Mandatory
Recommend that Stages 1 – 4 are mandatory and Stage 5 is optional
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE

9. March 2004
Conclusion
Proposed to include the proposed 5-stage process concept in the PAR for WPP
Dong-Jye Shyy, MITRE