CN108718262B - System and method for testing throughput between IPC and AP - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a system for testing throughput between IPC and AP, which comprises a main control end, IPC and at least one AP. The main control end is respectively connected with the IPC and the APs, and by adopting the scheme, the main control end modifies the selected page parameters of the target AP, controls the IPC to be connected with the target AP and automatically generates the test report, thereby avoiding modifying the page parameters of the target AP, connecting the IPC with the target AP and manually recording test data, saving labor to a great extent and improving the test efficiency. In addition, the invention also discloses a method for testing the throughput between the IPC and the AP, and the effect is as above.

Description

System and method for testing throughput between IPC and AP

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of automatic testing, in particular to a system and a method for testing throughput between IPC and AP.

Background

The compatibility test between the IPC and the AP is the most common scheme for testing the IPC performance, wherein the test between the IPC and the AP is carried out through the connection of the IPC and the AP on an uplink port. After the IPC is connected with different APs, the performance of the IPC is tested by testing the different APs. The compatibility between the IPC and the AP can be embodied by the throughput between the IPC and the AP, namely the compatibility between the IPC and the AP can be measured by testing the throughput between the AP and the IPC.

When different APs are used for carrying out performance test on the IPC, various wireless parameters of the AP page need to be manually modified to test the throughput between the AP and the IPC, such as various parameters in a DLINK-MTK test type and various parameters in a TPLINK-QCA test type. In addition, after the parameters of the AP page are modified manually, the IPC and the SSID of the AP need to be manually connected. After the IPC test is completed, the test data needs to be manually recorded into a document and saved to obtain a test report. By adopting the method, when different APs are tested, the parameters of the page need to be manually modified, the SSID is connected and the test data is recorded, so that a large amount of labor is wasted.

Therefore, how to reduce the labor consumed in the throughput test between the IPC and the AP and improve the test efficiency is a problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a system and a method for testing throughput between an IPC and an AP, which reduce the manpower consumed in the throughput test between the IPC and the AP and improve the test efficiency.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

the embodiment of the invention provides a system for testing throughput between IPC and AP, which comprises:

the method comprises the following steps: a main control end, IPC, at least one AP;

the main control end is connected with each AP so as to select a target AP from the APs according to first target information corresponding to the APs;

the main control end is connected with the IPC to modify the page parameters of the target AP according to the second target information corresponding to the IPC and the first target information corresponding to the target AP, and controls the IPC to be connected with the target AP so as to perform throughput testing on the target AP and generate a test report.

Preferably, a Robot Framework test tool and an Iperf throughput test tool are installed in the master control terminal;

the Robot Framework test tool is used for modifying the page parameters of the target AP;

the Iperf throughput testing tool is configured to perform the throughput testing on the target AP.

Preferably, each AP is connected to a first network card of the main control end through a switch, and the IPC is connected to a second network card of the main control end.

Preferably, the switching device connected to each AP is specifically a relay;

the main control end is connected with the relay to control the relay to connect or disconnect the APs and the power supply.

Preferably, the IPC and each AP are placed in a shielded box.

In addition, the embodiment of the invention also provides a method for testing the throughput between the IPC and the AP, which comprises the following steps:

acquiring second target information corresponding to IPC and first target information corresponding to each AP;

selecting a target AP from the APs according to the first target information;

modifying the page parameters of the target AP according to the second target information and the first target information corresponding to the target AP;

and controlling the IPC to be connected with the target AP so as to perform throughput testing on the target AP and generate a test report.

Preferably, the acquiring the second object information corresponding to the IPC and the first object information corresponding to each AP includes:

acquiring a connection mode of the IPC and each AP;

and acquiring a test type corresponding to each AP and a test serial number of each AP.

Preferably, the selecting a target AP from the APs according to the first target information includes:

and taking the AP corresponding to the minimum value in the test serial numbers as the target AP.

Preferably, modifying the page parameter of the target AP according to the second target information and the first target information corresponding to the target AP includes:

determining a connection mode of the IPC and the target AP and a test type of the target AP;

and modifying the page parameters of the target AP according to the connection mode and the test type.

Preferably, the controlling the IPC to connect with the target AP to perform throughput testing on the target AP and generate a test report includes:

controlling the IPC to send an instruction to the target AP to connect with the SSID of the target AP;

performing the throughput test on the target AP to obtain read-write data between the target AP and the IPC;

and storing the read-write data to a target document to obtain the test report.

Therefore, the system for testing the throughput between the IPC and the AP, disclosed by the invention, comprises the main control end, the IPC and at least one AP. The main control end is respectively connected with the IPC and the APs, after the main control end selects the target AP from the APs according to the first target information, the main control end modifies the page parameters of the target AP according to the second target information of the IPC and the first target information corresponding to the target AP, and controls the connection of the IPC and the target AP so as to perform throughput testing on the target AP and generate a test report. Therefore, according to the scheme, the main control end modifies the selected page parameters of the target AP, controls the IPC to be connected with the target AP and automatically generates the test report, avoids manual modification of the page parameters of the target AP, connection of the IPC and the target AP and manual recording of test data, greatly saves labor and improves test efficiency. In addition, the invention also discloses a method for testing the throughput between the IPC and the AP, and the effect is as above.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for testing throughput between IPC and AP according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another system for testing throughput between IPC and AP according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for testing throughput between IPC and AP according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of another method for testing throughput between IPC and AP according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a system and a method for testing throughput between an IPC and an AP, which reduce the labor consumed during the throughput test between the IPC and the AP and improve the test efficiency.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for testing throughput between IPC and AP according to an embodiment of the present invention, it should be noted that, in this embodiment, the number of APs is preferably 4, and the number of APs is also illustrated in fig. 1 by taking the number of 4 APs as an example, but it does not mean that the number of APs is only the number of APs in fig. 1. Based on this, the system comprises: a main control end 101, an IPC 102 and at least one AP 103. The main control end 101 is connected to each AP 103 to select a target AP 103 from each AP 103 according to first target information corresponding to each AP 103. The main control end 101 is connected with the IPC 102 to modify the page parameters of the target AP 103 according to the second target information corresponding to the IPC 102 and the first target information corresponding to the target AP 103, and controls the IPC 102 to connect with the target AP 103 to perform throughput testing on the target AP 103 and generate a test report.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the main control end 101 may be a computer, an automation device, or the like. A test tool for executing the test script and modifying the page parameters of the AP 103, such as a Robot frame test tool or a test tool written by Python, may be integrated inside the main control terminal 101; and a throughput testing tool for testing throughput between AP 103 and IPC 102, in this embodiment, the throughput testing tool is preferably an Iperf throughput testing tool. The IPC 102 and the AP 103 may also be controlled by a controller inside the main control terminal 101, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

As a preferred embodiment, a Robot Framework test tool and an Iperf throughput test tool are installed in the main control terminal 101; the Robot Framework test tool is used for modifying the page parameters of the target AP 103; the Iperf throughput testing tool is used to perform throughput testing on the target AP 103.

The technical solution of the present invention is described by taking the main control terminal 101 in the above embodiments as a computer, a Robot Framework test tool, and an Iperf throughput test tool as examples. Among them, the number of APs 103 is preferably 4. A Robot Framework test tool is installed in a computer to execute a test script, and the test script can be stored in any storage position of the computer and has a storage catalog corresponding to the test script. The computer stores the throughput testing software under the storage directory of the testing script, and is provided with a plurality of network cards, wherein each network card is correspondingly connected with an external device, in this embodiment, 5 network cards are required in total, namely 4 network cards are connected with 4 APs 103, and the rest network cards are connected with IPC 102. In order to reduce the number of network cards on the computer, wherein the computer may only provide two network cards, one of the network cards is connected with the IPC 102 through a network cable, and the other network card is connected with 4 APs 103 through a switch, as a preferred embodiment, each AP 103 is connected with a first network card of the main control end 101 through a switch, and the IPC 102 is connected with a second network card of the main control end 101. When the main control end 101 is a computer, a first network card and a second network card are provided corresponding to the computer. The IPC 102 and the APs 103 are connected wirelessly. In addition, each of the 4 APs 103 has a corresponding switching device connected thereto to turn on or off the 4 APs 103 and the power supply through the switching device, wherein the corresponding switching device is connected to the computer to control the on/off of each switching device through the computer.

After the above connection is completed, a specific implementation process of the test system will be described below. First, a user configures a test type to be tested by the AP 103 on the AP 103, in this embodiment, different test types are provided for each AP 103 in the 4 stations, for example, a first AP 103 configures a DLINK-MTK test type, a second AP 103 configures a TPLINK-QCA test type, a third AP 103 configures a DLINK-RTL test type, and a fourth AP 103 configures a Netgear-BCM test type. Correspondingly, the test sequences of 4 APs 103 are arranged in the Robot Framework test tool, the 4 APs 103 can be numbered sequentially, and the 4 APs 103 can be tested sequentially according to the sequence of the numbers from small to large. In addition, the test may be performed according to the power-on condition of the 4 APs 103, any one of the 4 APs 103 is controlled to be in a power-on state by the computer, the power is cut off after the current AP 103 test is completed, and the next AP 103 to be tested is powered on. The first target information corresponding to each AP 103 is the AP 103 test type, the AP 103 test serial number, or the AP 103 power-on state. The target AP 103 of the 4 APs 103 can be specified by the number of each AP 103 and the power-on state of each AP 103. The second target information corresponding to the IPC 102 is a connection mode between the IPC 102 and the AP 103 configured by the user, and mainly includes two types, namely, Serial and Telnet. In this embodiment, if the number in the first target information is 1, the AP 103 with the test type of DLINK-MTK is used as the target AP 103, and the second target information is a Serial (telnet) connection mode, the page parameter of the target AP 103 in the Serial connection mode is modified, and after the modification is completed, a command is issued to the target AP 103 by the Serial (telnet) to connect to the SSID of the target AP 103 (ensuring that the IPC 102 automatically obtains the address of the target AP 103), and after the connection is successful, the throughput between the IPC 102 and the target AP 103 is tested by the Iperf in the computer. The process of modifying the target AP 103 page parameters and performing throughput testing is: firstly, initializing Serial (Telnet), then modifying parameters such as BAND mode, SSID information, channel options, channel bandwidth, wireless mode and secure encryption mode in the target AP 103, after modification, sending a command to the target AP 103 by the Serial (Telnet) to connect the IPC 102 and the SSID of the target AP 103 (ensuring that the IPC 102 automatically obtains the address of the target AP 103), and after the IPC 102 and the target AP 103 are successfully connected, testing the throughput between the IPC 102 and the target AP 103 by using an Iperf testing tool to obtain test data (read-write data). Then, test data (read/write data) of the target AP 103 under different parameters is written in a target document (notepad, EXCEL, and Word), and a test report is generated.

It should be noted that the main control end 101 in this embodiment is not limited to a computer, the number of APs 103 is not limited to 4, and the connection mode of the IPC 102 is not limited to two modes, namely, Serial and Telnet.

Therefore, the system for testing the throughput between the IPC and the AP, disclosed by the invention, comprises the main control end, the IPC and at least one AP. The main control end is respectively connected with the IPC and the APs, after the main control end selects the target AP from the APs according to the first target information, the main control end modifies the page parameters of the target AP according to the second target information of the IPC and the first target information corresponding to the target AP, and controls the connection of the IPC and the target AP so as to perform throughput testing on the target AP and generate a test report. Therefore, according to the scheme, the main control end modifies the selected page parameters of the target AP, controls the IPC to be connected with the target AP and automatically generates the test report, avoids manual modification of the page parameters of the target AP, connection of the IPC and the target AP and manual recording of test data, greatly saves labor and improves test efficiency.

Based on the above embodiments, as a preferred embodiment, the switching device connected to each AP 103 is specifically a relay; the main control terminal 101 is connected to the relay to control the relay to connect or disconnect each AP 103 to or from the power supply.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the switching devices connected to the APs 103 are specifically relays, which can be divided into three cases: first, each AP 103 is correspondingly connected with a relay. Secondly, a relay with multiple interfaces is adopted here, for example, when the number of the APs 103 is 4, a relay with 4 interfaces can be adopted, and thirdly, each AP 103 shares one common relay, that is, 4 APs 103 are powered off/on simultaneously. Correspondingly, the main control terminal 101 sends a closing/opening instruction to the relay to open or close the APs 103 from or to the power supply.

In this embodiment, the switching device is selected as a relay, and the main control terminal controls the opening/closing of the relay to achieve the opening/closing of the power supply. The manual switch opening and closing is avoided, the labor is saved, and the testing efficiency is improved.

It is considered that the external magnetic field environment may interfere with data transmission between the IPC 102 and the AP 103, thereby reducing the accuracy of the test data. Based on this, the present invention provides a second embodiment, please refer to fig. 2, fig. 2 is another schematic structural diagram of a system for testing throughput between an IPC and an AP disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, and based on the above embodiment, as a preferred embodiment, the IPC 102 and each AP 103 are both placed in a shielded box 104.

Specifically, in this embodiment, with reference to the above embodiment, the main control end 101 is preferably a computer, the number of the APs 103 is also described by taking 4 as an example, the 4 APs 103 are connected to a first network card of the computer through the switch 105, the IPC 102 is connected to a second network card of the computer, then, the 4 APs 103 are all connected to one 4-interface relay 106 and connected to the computer, the computer controls the power-on of the 4 APs 103, and the computer controls the modification of the parameter pages of the 4 APs 103 and the connection between the IPC 102 and the 4 APs 103. At this time, both IPC 102 and 4 APs 103 are placed in the shielding box 104, and when data is transmitted between IPC 102 and 4 APs 103, the test data between IPC 102 and AP 103 is prevented from being affected by the external magnetic field environment. The accuracy of the test data between the IPC 102 and the AP 103 is ensured.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for testing throughput between an IPC and an AP, which is disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, and the method includes:

s301, second target information corresponding to the IPC and first target information corresponding to each AP are obtained.

As a preferred embodiment, step S301 includes: acquiring a connection mode between the IPC corresponding to the IPC and each AP; and acquiring the test type corresponding to each AP and the test serial number of each AP.

S302, selecting target APs from the APs according to the first target information.

As a preferred embodiment, step S302 includes: and taking the AP corresponding to the minimum value in each test serial number as a target AP.

S303, modifying the page parameters of the target AP according to the second target information and the first target information corresponding to the target AP.

As a preferred embodiment, step S303 includes: determining a connection mode of the IPC and the target AP and a test type of the target AP; and modifying the page parameters of the target AP according to the connection mode and the test type.

S304, carrying out throughput testing on the target AP and generating a test report.

As a preferred embodiment, step S304 includes: controlling the IPC to send an instruction to the target AP to be connected with the SSID of the target AP; carrying out throughput test on the target AP to obtain read-write data between the target AP and the IPC; and storing the read-write data to a target document to obtain a test report.

It should be noted that, an AP throughput testing method based on IPC in the embodiment of the present invention corresponds to the above system for testing throughput between IPC and AP, and for repeated parts, the embodiment of the present invention is not described again.

Therefore, according to the AP throughput testing method based on the IPC disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the main control end modifies the selected page parameters of the target AP, controls the IPC to be connected with the target AP and automatically generates the test report, avoids the manual modification of the page parameters of the target AP, connection of the IPC and the target AP and manual recording of test data, greatly saves manpower and improves the testing efficiency.

In order to better explain the method for testing the throughput between the IPC and the AP, the embodiment of the present invention provides the following specific application scheme, please refer to fig. 4, and fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of another method for testing the throughput between the IPC and the AP, which is disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention; as shown in the figure, firstly, a user configures test information such as test types and test Serial numbers of the AP, then the user configures connection modes between the IPC and the AP and the IPC, wherein the connection modes comprise a Serial connection mode and a Telnet connection mode, and after the connection relationship between the IPC and the AP is configured, parameters in the Serial connection mode and the Telnet connection mode are configured. And after the configuration is finished, the first target information corresponding to the AP and the second target information corresponding to the IPC are obtained. After that, the test is started, at which time, the state of the relay may be set by the user to control whether the AP is powered on, and the AP powered on is tested. And judging the connection mode between the AP and the IPC, if the connection mode is Serial connection, modifying the page parameters of the AP corresponding to the parameters in the Serial, and issuing a command to the AP by the Serial to connect with the SSID of the AP. After the connection was successful, the throughput between IPC and AP was tested using the Iperf tool. And counting the read-write data, storing the read-write data into EXCEL, comparing the obtained data with the data in the standard format, and generating a word test report. And if the connection is the Telnet connection, modifying the page parameters of the AP corresponding to the parameters of the Telnet, and issuing a command to the AP by the Telnet so as to be connected with the SSID of the AP. After the connection was successful, the throughput between IPC and AP was tested using the Iperf tool. And counting the read-write data, storing the read-write data into EXCEL, comparing the obtained data with the data in the standard format, and generating a word test report. Then, the throughput test similar to the above steps is performed on other APs one by one.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the AP related test data configured by the user only lists the processing test type and the test serial number, but does not represent that the user can only set the two types of test data related to the AP. In addition, the steps provided in this embodiment are only a part of the technical solution of the present invention, and other embodiments are also possible.

The above is a detailed description of a system and method for testing throughput between IPC and AP provided by the present application. The principles and embodiments of the present application are explained herein using specific examples, which are provided only to help understand the method and the core idea of the present application. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, it is possible to make several improvements and modifications to the present application without departing from the principle of the present application, and such improvements and modifications also fall within the scope of the claims of the present application.

The embodiments are described in a progressive manner in the specification, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other. The device disclosed by the embodiment corresponds to the method disclosed by the embodiment, so that the description is simple, and the relevant points can be referred to the method part for description.

It is further noted that, in the present specification, relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

Claims (3)

1. A system for testing throughput between IPC and AP, comprising: the system comprises a main control end, an Industrial Personal Computer (IPC) and at least one wireless Access Point (AP); wherein, the main control end is respectively connected with the AP and the IPC;

the method executed based on the system for testing the throughput between the IPC and the AP comprises the following steps:

acquiring second target information corresponding to the IPC and first target information corresponding to the AP;

selecting a target AP from the APs according to the first target information;

modifying the page parameters of the target AP according to the second target information and the first target information corresponding to the target AP, and controlling the IPC to be connected with the target AP so as to perform throughput testing on the target AP and generate a test report;

modifying the page parameters of the target AP according to the second target information and the first target information corresponding to the target AP, wherein the modification comprises determining the connection mode of the IPC and the target AP and the test type of the target AP; modifying the page parameters of the target AP according to the connection mode and the test type;

the acquiring second target information corresponding to the IPC and first target information corresponding to the AP includes: acquiring a connection mode of the IPC and the AP; acquiring a test type corresponding to the AP and a test serial number of the AP;

the selecting a target AP from the APs according to the first target information includes:

taking the AP corresponding to the minimum value in the test serial numbers as the target AP;

a Robot Framework test tool and an Iverf throughput test tool are installed in the master control terminal;

the Robot Framework test tool is used for modifying the page parameters of the target AP;

the Iperf throughput testing tool is used for carrying out the throughput test on the target AP;

the AP is connected with a first network card of the main control end through a switch, and the IPC is connected with a second network card of the main control end;

the IPC and the AP are both placed in a shielding box.

2. The system for testing throughput between IPC and AP according to claim 1 wherein the switching device connected to the AP is embodied as a relay;

the main control end is connected with the relay to control the relay to connect or disconnect the AP and a power supply.

3. The system for testing IPC and AP throughput as recited in claim 1, wherein said controlling said IPC to interface with said target AP to perform throughput testing on said target AP and generate a test report comprises:

controlling the IPC to send an instruction to the target AP to connect with a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the target AP;

performing the throughput test on the target AP to obtain read-write data between the target AP and the IPC;

and storing the read-write data to a target document to obtain the test report.

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