CN107241119B - Method for testing power line communication device with dual-frequency WiFi function - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for testing a power line communication device with a dual-frequency WiFi function, which comprises the steps of building a testing system, respectively obtaining WiFi of a 2.4GHz frequency band, WiFi of a 5GHz frequency band and network throughput of power line communication of the device, enabling the WiFi of the 2.4GHz frequency band and the WiFi of the 5GHz frequency band to run in pairs to obtain first network throughput, enabling the power line communication and the WiFi of the 5GHz frequency band to run in pairs to obtain second network throughput, and adding the first network throughput and the second network throughput to be used as the total network throughput of the device.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to the setting of electrical communication transmission, and more particularly, to a method of testing a power line communication apparatus having a dual-band WiFi function.
Background
Power L ine Communication (P L C) equipment is commonly called as a modem, and is a Communication method for transmitting network data by using a Power line.
The dual-frequency WiFi refers to WiFi communication which supports two frequency bands of 2.4GHz and 5GHz at the same time. In the process of actually testing the power modem with the double-frequency WiFi function, the problems of incomplete function test and complex test topological structure are easily caused, so that the product performance is difficult to clear, and hidden danger is buried in the stability of the product.
Disclosure of Invention
Based on this, there is a need for a method of testing a power line communication device having a dual-frequency WiFi function.
A method of testing a dual-frequency WiFi capable power line communication device, comprising: the power line communication device is connected with a first test terminal through WiFi (wireless fidelity) with a 2.4GHz frequency band, connected with a second test terminal through WiFi with a 5GHz frequency band, and connected with power line accompanying communication equipment through a power line, and the power line accompanying communication equipment is connected with a third test terminal through a network cable; the first test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through WiFi of a 2.4GHz frequency band, the second test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through WiFi of a 5GHz frequency band, and the third test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through the power line communication accompanying device; according to the conditions of data sending and receiving of the first to third test terminals, WiFi of the power line communication device in a 2.4GHz frequency band, WiFi of the 5GHz frequency band and network throughput of power line communication are obtained respectively; the first test terminal and the second test terminal mutually send and receive data through the power line communication device to obtain first network throughput; the second test terminal and the third test terminal mutually send and receive data through the power line communication device to obtain a second network throughput; adding the first network throughput and the second network throughput as an overall network throughput of the apparatus.
In one embodiment, the method further comprises the following steps: comparing the total network throughput with the qualified values of the WiFi of the power line communication device in the 2.4GHz band, the WiFi of the 5GHz band and the network throughput of the power line communication respectively, thereby judging whether the power line communication device is qualified.
In one embodiment, the power line communication equipment is connected with the third test terminal through a network cable, and the third test terminal is connected with the network cable through an RJ45 interface plug-in network cable.
In one embodiment, the first to third test terminals are all terminals installed with network throughput test software.
In one embodiment, the physical layer rate of the dual-frequency WiFi of the power line communication device is not lower than 1200Mbps, and the physical layer rate of the power line communication device is not lower than 1000 Mbps.
It is also necessary to provide another method of testing a power line communication device having a dual-frequency WiFi function.
A method of testing a dual-frequency WiFi capable power line communication device, comprising: the power line communication device is connected with a first test terminal through WiFi (wireless fidelity) with a 2.4GHz frequency band, connected with a second test terminal through WiFi with a 5GHz frequency band, and connected with power line accompanying communication equipment through a power line, and the power line accompanying communication equipment is connected with a third test terminal through a network cable; the first test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through WiFi of a 2.4GHz frequency band, the second test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through WiFi of a 5GHz frequency band, and the third test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through the power line communication accompanying device; according to the conditions of data sending and receiving of the first to third test terminals, WiFi of the power line communication device in a 2.4GHz frequency band, WiFi of the 5GHz frequency band and network throughput of power line communication are obtained respectively; the first test terminal and the second test terminal mutually send and receive data through the power line communication device to obtain first network throughput; the first test terminal and the third test terminal mutually send and receive data through the power line communication device to obtain a second network throughput; adding the first network throughput and the second network throughput as an overall network throughput of the apparatus.
In one embodiment, the total network throughput of the power line communication device, namely the WiFi in the 2.4GHz band, the WiFi in the 5GHz band, and the network throughput of the power line communication, is respectively compared with the respective qualified values, so as to determine whether the power line communication device is qualified.
In one embodiment, the power line communication equipment is connected with the third test terminal through a network cable, and the third test terminal is connected with the network cable through an RJ45 interface plug-in network cable.
In one embodiment, the first to third test terminals are all terminals installed with network throughput test software.
In one embodiment, the physical layer rate of the dual-frequency WiFi of the power line communication device is not lower than 1200Mbps, and the physical layer rate of the power line communication device is not lower than 1000 Mbps.
According to the method for testing the power line communication device with the dual-frequency WiFi function, the topological structure of the test system is simple, and the network throughput of the power line communication device with the dual-frequency WiFi function can be comprehensively tested.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a topology of a test system in one embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system of FIG. 1 with steps S130 and S140 identified;
fig. 3 is a flowchart of a method for testing a dual-frequency WiFi capable power line communication device in one embodiment.
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To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a method for testing a dual-frequency WiFi capable power line communication device in one embodiment, comprising the following steps:
and S110, building a test system.
Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a topology structure of a test system in an embodiment, the test system includes a P L C device 10 (i.e., a product to be tested) having a dual-frequency WiFi function, an accompanying P L C device 12, a first test terminal 22, a second test terminal 24, and a third test terminal 26, the accompanying P L C device 12 may use the same device as the P L C device 10, or may use a P L C device different from the P L C device 10, the P L C device 10 is connected to the first test terminal 22 through WiFi in a 2.4GHz band (forming a 2.4G wireless network), and connected to the second test terminal 24 through WiFi in a 5GHz band (forming a 5G wireless network), the P L C device 10 and the accompanying P L C device 12 are connected through a power line, the accompanying P L C device 12 and the third test terminal 26 are connected through a network line (forming a P L C network), and thus the built test system, the first test terminal 22 and the third test terminal 24 are connected through the network 3610, and throughput of the third test terminal 24 is determined by exchanging data of the same local area network 3610.
In one embodiment, the first test terminal 22, the second test terminal 24, and the third test terminal 26 are all terminals installed with network throughput testing software, such as a personal computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, and the like. In other embodiments, each test terminal may also use a dedicated test instrument. It will be appreciated that the first test terminal 22 supports at least 2.4GHz WiFi, the second test terminal 24 supports at least 5GHz WiFi, and the third test terminal 26 has at least a port.
And S120, respectively acquiring the WiFi of the device in the 2.4GHz frequency band, the WiFi of the device in the 5GHz frequency band and the network throughput of the power line communication.
A typical throughput testing method is that traffic is sent from one device of the network to another device at a set rate and a set sending time interval, the device serving as a receiving end calculates received test frames, and a system calculates a receiving rate (throughput rate) when the test is finished.
In the embodiment, the first test terminal 22 sends and receives data to and from the P L C device 10 through WiFi in a 2.4GHz band to obtain the network throughput of the P L C device 10 in the 2.4GHz band, the second test terminal 24 sends and receives data to and from the P L C device 10 through WiFi in a 5GHz band to obtain the network throughput of the P L C device 10 in the 5GHz band, and the third test terminal 26 sends and receives data to and from the P L C device 10 through the accompanying test P L C device 12 to obtain the network throughput of the power line communication of the P L C device 10.
It can be understood that the network throughput of the P L C device 10 in the 2.4GHz band is obtained, and the P L C device 10 can be tested only by establishing connection with the first test terminal 22 through WiFi in the 2.4GHz band to form a 2.4G wireless network without completely establishing the test system, similarly, the network throughput of the P L C device 10 in the 5GHz band and the network throughput of the power line communication of the P L C device 10 are obtained, and the test can be performed without completely establishing the test system, so in one embodiment, after the test system is established in one part, the network throughput test of the corresponding part in the step S120 is performed, and the step S120 is not performed after the whole system in the step S110 is established.
S130, the WiFi of the 2.4GHz frequency band and the WiFi of the 5GHz frequency band are enabled to run in a paired mode, and the first network throughput is obtained.
Referring to fig. 2, the first test terminal 22 and the second test terminal 24 send and receive data to and from each other (via the P L C device 10), and the resulting network throughput is denoted as a first network throughput N.
And S140, carrying out power line communication and WiFi pairing in the 5GHz frequency band to obtain the throughput of the second network.
The 5GHz band WiFi, with multiple data streams, has significant data traffic, and it may be selected to run with the P L C pair to characterize a portion of the overall network throughput of the P L C device 10, see fig. 2, the second test terminal 24 and the third test terminal 26 (via the P L C device 10 and the accompanying P L C device 12) send and receive data to each other, and the resulting network throughput is denoted as the second network throughput M.
It is understood that, in one embodiment, step S130 may be performed first, and then step S140 may be performed; in another embodiment, step S140 may be performed first, and then step S150 may be performed.
And S150, adding the first network throughput and the second network throughput to obtain the total network throughput of the device.
M + N, as the overall network throughput of the P L C device 10, can characterize the maximum amount of traffic that the P L C device 10 can handle when operating.
The method for testing the power line communication device with the dual-frequency WiFi function has a simple topological structure, and can comprehensively test the network throughput of the P L C device 10.
In the above embodiment, step S140 is to let the power line communication and the WiFi pair in the 5GHz band run, so as to obtain the second network throughput. In other embodiments, step S140 may also let the power line communication and the WiFi pair in the 2.4GHz band run as the second network throughput.
In one embodiment, the method for testing the power line communication device with the dual-frequency WiFi function further comprises the step of comparing WiFi of the P L C device 10 in a 2.4GHz frequency band, WiFi of a 5GHz frequency band, network throughput of power line communication and overall network throughput (M + N) with respective qualified values respectively, so as to judge whether the power line communication device is qualified or not.
In one embodiment, the test system companion P L C device 12 is connected to the third test terminal 26 via a network cable, which is connected via an RJ45 jack network cable.
In one embodiment, the P L C device 10 is configured with high-speed dual-frequency WiFi, i.e., the physical layer rate of the dual-frequency WiFi is not lower than 1200Mbps, and is configured with high-speed P L C, i.e., the physical layer rate of the power line communication is not lower than 1000 Mbps.
The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.
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1. A method of testing a dual-frequency WiFi capable power line communication device, comprising:
the power line communication device is connected with a first test terminal through WiFi (wireless fidelity) with a 2.4GHz frequency band, connected with a second test terminal through WiFi with a 5GHz frequency band, and connected with power line accompanying communication equipment through a power line, and the power line accompanying communication equipment is connected with a third test terminal through a network cable;
the first test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through WiFi of a 2.4GHz frequency band, the second test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through WiFi of a 5GHz frequency band, and the third test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through the power line communication accompanying device;
according to the conditions of data sending and receiving of the first to third test terminals, WiFi of the power line communication device in a 2.4GHz frequency band, WiFi of the 5GHz frequency band and network throughput of power line communication are obtained respectively;
the first test terminal and the second test terminal mutually send and receive data through the power line communication device to obtain first network throughput;
the second test terminal and the third test terminal mutually transmit and receive data through the power line communication device and the power line communication accompanying equipment to obtain a second network throughput;
adding the first network throughput and the second network throughput as an overall network throughput of the apparatus.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
comparing the total network throughput with the qualified values of the WiFi of the power line communication device in the 2.4GHz band, the WiFi of the 5GHz band and the network throughput of the power line communication respectively, thereby judging whether the power line communication device is qualified.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the test power line communication device is connected to the third test terminal through a network cable, and the connection is made through an RJ45 interface patch network cable.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first through third test terminals are each a terminal having network throughput testing software installed thereon.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the physical layer rate of the dual-frequency WiFi of the power line communication device is not lower than 1200Mbps, and the physical layer rate of the power line communication device is not lower than 1000 Mbps.
6. A method of testing a dual-frequency WiFi capable power line communication device, comprising:
the power line communication device is connected with a first test terminal through WiFi (wireless fidelity) with a 2.4GHz frequency band, connected with a second test terminal through WiFi with a 5GHz frequency band, and connected with power line accompanying communication equipment through a power line, and the power line accompanying communication equipment is connected with a third test terminal through a network cable;
the first test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through WiFi of a 2.4GHz frequency band, the second test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through WiFi of a 5GHz frequency band, and the third test terminal sends and receives data to the power line communication device through the power line communication accompanying device;
according to the conditions of data sending and receiving of the first to third test terminals, WiFi of the power line communication device in a 2.4GHz frequency band, WiFi of the 5GHz frequency band and network throughput of power line communication are obtained respectively;
the first test terminal and the second test terminal mutually send and receive data through the power line communication device to obtain first network throughput;
the first test terminal and the third test terminal mutually transmit and receive data through the power line communication device and the power line communication accompanying equipment to obtain second network throughput;
adding the first network throughput and the second network throughput as an overall network throughput of the apparatus.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of:
comparing the total network throughput with the qualified values of the WiFi of the power line communication device in the 2.4GHz band, the WiFi of the 5GHz band and the network throughput of the power line communication respectively, thereby judging whether the power line communication device is qualified.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the test power line communication device is connected to the third test terminal through a network cable, and the connection is made through an RJ45 interface patch network cable.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the first through third test terminals are each a terminal having network throughput testing software installed thereon.
10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the physical layer rate of the dual-frequency WiFi of the power line communication device is not lower than 1200Mbps, and the physical layer rate of the power line communication device is not lower than 1000 Mbps.
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