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WaveBlade WiFi 802.11a/b/g (WBW1000)

The VeriWave 802.11 a/b/g WaveBlade (WBW1000) provides a state-of-the-art test product to evaluate the functionality and performance of IEEE 802.11 a/b/g based WLAN networking products. Designed for testing network infrastructure devices, including consumer Access Points and reference designs, enterprise/carrier-grade Access Points and Controllers, and entire WLAN networks, the WBW1000 integrates traffic generation/analysis, client mobility and distance emulation capabilities on a single platform.

The WBW1000 generates multi-protocol IP traffic from hundreds of independent stateful clients while employing true real-world multi-client contention. The effects of distance and propagation on 802.11 Access Point and Controller performance can also be characterized through the granular variation of transmit power exhibited by each individual client.

The WaveBlade WiFi 802.11a/b/g is a line-card that fits into VeriWave’s WT90 and WT20 chassis and interworks seamlessly with the WaveBlade WiFi 802.11n and WaveBlade Ethernet line-cards. It provides the essential tools necessary to complete various types of testing ranging from functional testing at the AP level to scale testing a large 802.11 infrastructure or muni-wifi network.

Benefits

Up to 500 fully independent, stateful 802.11 client state machines per port enable precise measurement of critical performance metrics at data rates reaching up to maximum theoretical limits
Highly customizable mobile client roaming behavior
Complete control over client medium access times to generate aggressive non-compliant clients and study the effects thereof on the AP and Controller
Built-in transmit power attenuation and per packet frame-error-ratio to emulate real-world distance effects between AP and client
Capability to introduce real-world effects such as hidden-node issues that cause client collisions resulting in transmission of malformed packets to the AP
Industry-best simultaneous bi-directional (TX/RX) air-rate packet capture support of up to 256MB on each line-card
User customizable client behavior and Traffic types ranging from raw 802.11 frames to a variety of IP-based higher level protocols including UDP, RTP etc.
Fast, flexible functional, integration, and negative testing using VeriWave’s WaveDynamix™ test tool
Ease-of-use through simplified set-up in a wide-array of VeriWave Test Suites and WaveAutomation

Specifications

Operating frequency	802.11b/802.11g: 2.4 GHz 802.11a: 5 GHz
Transmit power control	802.11a: -42 dBm to -6 dBm 802.11b: -42 dBm to -6 dBm 802.11g: -42 dBm to -6 dBm
Transmit power accuracy	+/- 2.0 dB
Receive sensitivity	-70 dBm min for 8x10 -2 FER (CCK) -70 dBm min for 10x10-2 PER (OFDM)
RF Isolation	better than 80 dB
Interface connector	SMA female connector, standard thread, AC coupled, 50 Ohms
Traffic timestamp accuracy	50ns
Maximum number of emulated clients	500
Maximum number of emulated flows	1,000
Maximum number of clients / flows analyzed	131,000
802.11 MAC control (all parameters)	Independent per client
802.1X authentication support	PEAP/MSCHAPv2, TLS, LEAP/EAP-FAST, TTLS
Encryption support	WEP-40 and WEP-104, TKIP (WPA), CCMP (WPA2)
Layer 3/4 (IP, UDP, TCP, etc.) control (all parameters)	Independent per client
Port counters	One for each of Layer 2, 3 and 4 frame types
Client, flow and flow-group counters	Frames sent/received, bytes sent/received, out-of-order frames, payload integrity, latency histograms