Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative.
This standard is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This standard was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Information Technology of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 28).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. The issuing body of this standard shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Drafting organizations of this standard: Shandong Computer Science Center (National Supercomputing Center in Jinan), Chinese Electronics Standardization Institute, WAPI Alliance (Technical Committee on Wireless Network and Secure Network Access of China Computer Industry Association), FLUKE Shanghai Corporation, State Radio Monitoring Center, Telecommunication Metrology Center of MIIT, Ancexin Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Commercial Cryptography Testing Center of State Cryptography Administration, Shandong Huadi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., China Information Security Certification Center, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, PLA Information Security Testing Evaluation and Certification Center, China Telecom Co., Ltd. Shanghai Research Institute, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd., China Telecommunication Technology Labs, China IWNCOMM Co., Ltd., National Engineering Laboratory for Wireless Security, Feitian Union (Beijing) System Technology Co., Ltd., GCI Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. and Haier Group.
Chief drafters of this standard: Zhou Mingle, Yang Hong, Hu Yanan, Li Gang, Xu Quanping, Li Ying, Shi Qianjun, Ren Changning, Zhang Bianling, Dong Huomin, Gao Hong, Song Qizhu, Qin Zhiqiang, Li Dawei, Lian Yun, Liu Hu, Xia Baoliang, Gao Bo, Shao Chunju, Chen Jing, Liang Yan, Bu Ning, Wang Junfeng, Luo Xuguang, Li Guangsen, Lv Jialiang, Wang Ping, Wen Lei, Ma Ni, Ma Xinrui, Zhou Tao, Pan Qi and Yuan Guobing.
Introduction
With the large-scale deployment and use of wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the demand for engineering and equipment testing of WLAN system is also increasing, and this standard fills the gap in relevant reference standards for testing in actual operations. Technical requirements of WLAN equipment, as detailed in GB 15629.11-2003, GB 15629.11-2003/XG1-2006, GB 15629.1102-2003, GB 15629.1101-2006, GB 15629.1103-2006 and GB 15629.1104-2006, serve as the basis of WLAN equipment testing specified in this standard. The WLAN system engineering testing specified in this standard is mainly based on GB 50339-2013, system engineering design and acceptance requirements.
The issuing authority of this document draws attention to the fact that the declaration of conformity with this document may involve the use of patents related to 7.1.2~7.1.5, 7.2.2~7.2.5, 7.3.2~7.3.4, "AP security access protocol conformity testing method and system" and "network terminal security access protocol conformity testing method and system”.
The issuing body of this document takes no position concerning the evidence, validity and scope of this patent right.
The holder of this patent right has assured the issuing body of this document that he/she is willing to negotiate licenses under reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions with any applicant. The patent holder's statement has been put on records at the issuing authority of this document. Information may be obtained from:
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights other than those identified above. The issuing body of this standard shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Specification for Testing of Wireless Local Area Network
1 Scope
This standard specifies the engineering and equipment testing methods of wireless local area network (WLAN) systems based on GB 15629.11 series.
This standard is applicable to the engineering and equipment testing of WLAN system subjected to GB 15629.11 series.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 1988-1998 Information Technology - 7-bit Coded Character Set for Information Interchange
GB 15629.11-2003 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications
GB 15629.11-2003/XG1-2006 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications - Amendment 1
GB 15629.1101-2006 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: High-speed Physical Layer in the 5.8GHz Band
GB 15629.1102-2003 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Higher-speed Physical Layer Extension in the 2.4GHz Band
GB 15629.1103-2006 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Specification for Operation in Additional Regulatory Domains
GB 15629.1104-2006 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Further Higher Data Rate Extension in the 2.4GHz Band
GB/T 16264.8-2005 Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - The Directory - Part 8: Public-key and Attribute Certificate Frameworks
GB 50339-2013 Code for Acceptance of Quality of Intelligent Building Systems
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB 15629.11 series and the following apply.
3.1
AP controller
AC
controller providing centralized control and management of AP, including version distribution, configuration distribution, radio frequency management and user traffic management
3.2
noncentralized controller
controller capable of independently completing WLAN coverage, supporting two-layer forwarding of user data, and supporting remote management function based on network element management system
3.3
centralized controller
controller integrated with the AP controller to complete WLAN coverage, wherein, the AP controller realizes the centralized control and management and supports the remote management functions based on the network element management system
3.4
testing control platform
industrial computer capable of capturing wired and wireless Ethernet frames and analyzing their structures and formats; it can judge whether the WLAN protocol flow and data format are complete and correct
3.5
inquiry long script
InquiryL
script file used to transfer 100 octets of small files between server and client, which is generally used in performance testing to simulate the performance of the product under test in practical application
3.6
WLAN maintenance tool
testing tools or testing software tools for WLAN planning, design, acceptance, optimization, debugging and interference analysis
3.7
hot map
presentation that identifies the coverage levels in different areas using different colors within the wireless coverage
3.8
inker survey
process of using specific tools to click on the plan in the testing area manually or automatically based on GPS, obtain testing data and calculate the testing result during field investigation and testing
4 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviations given in GB 15629.11 series and the following apply.
ADDID
AE
AMPDU
AP
ASU
ASUE
BE
BSS
CA
CCK
CTS
DHCP
DoS
DQPSK
DSSS
DTIM
EIRP
EUT
FER
GI
GPS
IBSS
ICMP
IP
MAC
OFDM
OUI
PER
PS
PSDU
QoS
RBW
RTS
SNMP
SOM
SSID
STA
TIS
TRP
USK
VBW
VO
WAI
WAPI
WLAN
WPI
WWW ADDress InDex
Authenticator Entity
Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit
Access Point
Authentication Service Unit
Authentication SUpplicant Entity
Best Effort
Basic Service Set
Certificate Authority
Complementary Code Keying
Clear To Send
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Denial of Service
Differentiated Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Delivery Traffic Indication Message
Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power
Equipment Under Test
Frame Error Ratio
Guard Interval
Global Positioning System
Independent Basic Service Set
Internet Control Message Protocol
Internet Protocol
Medium Access Control
Orthogonal Frequency-Di vision Multiplexing
Organizationally Unique Identifier
Packet Error Rate
Power Save
PLCP Service Data Unit
Quality of Service
Resolution Band Width
Request To Send
Simple Network Management Protocol
Secure, Operational and Manageable
Service Set IDentifier
STAtion
Total Isotropic Sensitivity
Total Radiated Power
Unicast Session Key
Video Band Width
VOice
WLAN Authentication Infrastructure
WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure
Wireless Local Area Network
WLAN Privacy Infrastructure
World Wide Web
5 Overview
As shown in Figure 1, the WLAN system is based on the existing general cabling system. The WLAN system involved in this standard is the part in the solid frame in Figure 1. This system consists of three equipment types, i.e., STA, AP and ASU. The functional requirements of such equipment are given in GB 15629.11 series. This standard mainly aims at proposing the testing methods for STA, AP and ASU specific to the functional requirements given in the above standards. In addition, it specifies the engineering testing method of WLAN system by combining with the specific system requirements.
布缆系统 Cabling system
Figure 1 Composition of WLAN System
The engineering testing of WLAN system shall be based on the engineering design and acceptance requirements of information network system and WLAN system in GB 50339. See Clause 6 for specific requirements. The engineering testing of WLAN system will affect the operation and maintenance of WLAN. See Annex A for the content summary of WLAN design and planning, and Annex B for that of WLAN operation and maintenance.
The WLAN equipment is tested on the basis of GB 15629.11 series, see Clause 7 for specific requirements. The equipment testing method specified in Clause 7 is also applicable to the interoperability testing of WLAN equipment (see Annex C) and the testing of WLAN system equipment in specific industrial applications (see Annex D).
Note: In this standard, the working mode of WLAN equipment meeting the security requirements of GB 15629.11-2003/XG1-2006 at higher speed is referred to as the enhanced mode, and the testing method of enhanced mode is given. Equipment in enhanced mode includes equipment complying with IEEE Std P802.11n-2009 and using WAPI security mechanism, and equipment complying with IEEE Std P802.11ac and using WAPI security mechanism.
6 Engineering Testing of WLAN System
6.1 Testing Conditions
The engineering testing of WLAN shall be carried out on the premise of meeting the following conditions:
a) before testing, the engineering testing plan and testing documents shall be formulated according to the design and acceptance documents;
b) the tested party shall at least provide qualification documents such as network access license and product certificate of relevant equipment;
c) the instruments and tools used for testing shall pass the corresponding measurement and calibration;
d) the wireless AP cabling system in the building shall comply with the relevant cabling standards;
e) the sampled AP and STA shall be distributed throughout the network as far as possible;
f) the proportion of APs subjected to sampling testing shall not be less than 10%, and the number of APs sampled shall not be less than 10. If the total number of APs is less than 10, all of them shall be tested.
6.2 Testing Methods
6.2.1 Network function testing
6.2.1.1 Association testing
Testing steps and judgment criteria are as follows:
a) configure information and frequency of association testing;
b) test each AP for 50 times or more, and automatically test the associated AP;
c) the success rate of association shall meet the requirements of system design and acceptance. The success rate of AP association in the testing area should be above 95%.
6.2.1.2 Handover testing
Testing steps:
a) the testing terminal accesses the network through authentication and pings the local gateway through the wireless network card;
b) after the testing terminal moves from the coverage range of the current AP to the coverage range of the adjacent AP, the continuous ping of the local gateway is still successful;
c) in this process, use another testing terminal to log in to the management page of the source AP and the target AP to confirm that the testing terminal is handed over from the source AP to the target AP;
d) repeat the above steps and continuously test for more than 10 times, including the AP to be tested and all adjacent APs, and record whether the handover is successful;
e) the handover success rate and handover packet loss rate shall meet the requirements of system design and acceptance. The handover success rate should not be less than 90%, and the packet loss rate caused by handover should not be greater than 5%.
6.2.2 Signal strength testing
6.2.2.1 Edge field strength
Testing steps and judgment criteria are as follows:
a) adopt professional WLAN maintenance tool;
b) carry out inker survey in the target coverage area;
c) obtain the field strength coverage in the testing area in the form of hot map;
d) the design of testing path shall be reasonable. In a room with walls, the testing path should include both inner and outer sides of the wall;
e) the indoor testing path shall cover every passage and station;
f) the edge field strength shall meet the requirements of system design and acceptance. The received signal strength should not be lower than -70dBm in densely populated areas such as college dormitories while not be lower than -75dBm at the edge of open areas such as conference rooms and restaurants.
6.2.2.2 Signal-to-noise ratio
Testing steps and judgment criteria are as follows:
a) test with WLAN maintenance tool;
b) carry out inker survey in the testing target area;
c) display the comprehensive signal-to-noise ratio testing result in the testing area in the form of hot map;
d) the signal-to-noise ratio shall meet the requirements of system design and acceptance. The signal-to-noise ratio should be above 95% in the design target coverage area, and that of the received downlink signal should be greater than 10dB.
6.2.2.3 Transmitting power
Testing steps and judgment criteria are as follows:
a) test with WLAN maintenance tool;
b) actively associate the testing tool with the target AP to be tested;
c) carry out inker survey in an AP-centered area with a radius of 30m;
d) display the AP field strength at different positions in the coverage area of the target AP in the form of hot map, and display the edge field strength in the coverage area with a radius of 30m at the same time;
e) the transmitting power shall meet the relevant requirements of WLAN specified in GB 50339. In the coverage area, the channel signal strength of the AP should not be lower than -75dB.
Foreword I Introduction II 1 Scope 2 Normative References 3 Terms and Definitions 4 Abbreviations 5 Overview 6 Engineering Testing of WLAN System 7 WLAN Equipment Testing Annex A (Informative) Key Points in Design and Planning Stage of WLAN Annex B (Informative) Key Points in Operation and Maintenance Stage of WLAN Annex C (Informative) Interoperability Testing of WLAN System Annex D (Informative) Testing Methods of WLAN in Industrial Application Annex E (Informative) Performance of Testing Tools and Systems Bibliography
Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative.
This standard is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This standard was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Information Technology of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 28).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. The issuing body of this standard shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Drafting organizations of this standard: Shandong Computer Science Center (National Supercomputing Center in Jinan), Chinese Electronics Standardization Institute, WAPI Alliance (Technical Committee on Wireless Network and Secure Network Access of China Computer Industry Association), FLUKE Shanghai Corporation, State Radio Monitoring Center, Telecommunication Metrology Center of MIIT, Ancexin Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Commercial Cryptography Testing Center of State Cryptography Administration, Shandong Huadi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., China Information Security Certification Center, Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, PLA Information Security Testing Evaluation and Certification Center, China Telecom Co., Ltd. Shanghai Research Institute, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd., China Telecommunication Technology Labs, China IWNCOMM Co., Ltd., National Engineering Laboratory for Wireless Security, Feitian Union (Beijing) System Technology Co., Ltd., GCI Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. and Haier Group.
Chief drafters of this standard: Zhou Mingle, Yang Hong, Hu Yanan, Li Gang, Xu Quanping, Li Ying, Shi Qianjun, Ren Changning, Zhang Bianling, Dong Huomin, Gao Hong, Song Qizhu, Qin Zhiqiang, Li Dawei, Lian Yun, Liu Hu, Xia Baoliang, Gao Bo, Shao Chunju, Chen Jing, Liang Yan, Bu Ning, Wang Junfeng, Luo Xuguang, Li Guangsen, Lv Jialiang, Wang Ping, Wen Lei, Ma Ni, Ma Xinrui, Zhou Tao, Pan Qi and Yuan Guobing.
Introduction
With the large-scale deployment and use of wireless local area network (WLAN) system, the demand for engineering and equipment testing of WLAN system is also increasing, and this standard fills the gap in relevant reference standards for testing in actual operations. Technical requirements of WLAN equipment, as detailed in GB 15629.11-2003, GB 15629.11-2003/XG1-2006, GB 15629.1102-2003, GB 15629.1101-2006, GB 15629.1103-2006 and GB 15629.1104-2006, serve as the basis of WLAN equipment testing specified in this standard. The WLAN system engineering testing specified in this standard is mainly based on GB 50339-2013, system engineering design and acceptance requirements.
The issuing authority of this document draws attention to the fact that the declaration of conformity with this document may involve the use of patents related to 7.1.2~7.1.5, 7.2.2~7.2.5, 7.3.2~7.3.4, "AP security access protocol conformity testing method and system" and "network terminal security access protocol conformity testing method and system”.
The issuing body of this document takes no position concerning the evidence, validity and scope of this patent right.
The holder of this patent right has assured the issuing body of this document that he/she is willing to negotiate licenses under reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions with any applicant. The patent holder's statement has been put on records at the issuing authority of this document. Information may be obtained from:
Patentee: China IWNCOMM Co., Ltd.
Address: A201, Qinfeng Pavilion, Xi'an Software Park, No.68 Keji 2nd Road, High-tech Zone, Xi'an
Contact: Liu Changchun
Postal code: 710075
E-mail: ipri@iwncomm.com
Tel.: 029-87607836
Fax: 029-87607829
Website: http://www.iwncomm.com
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights other than those identified above. The issuing body of this standard shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Specification for Testing of Wireless Local Area Network
1 Scope
This standard specifies the engineering and equipment testing methods of wireless local area network (WLAN) systems based on GB 15629.11 series.
This standard is applicable to the engineering and equipment testing of WLAN system subjected to GB 15629.11 series.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 1988-1998 Information Technology - 7-bit Coded Character Set for Information Interchange
GB 15629.11-2003 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications
GB 15629.11-2003/XG1-2006 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications - Amendment 1
GB 15629.1101-2006 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: High-speed Physical Layer in the 5.8GHz Band
GB 15629.1102-2003 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Higher-speed Physical Layer Extension in the 2.4GHz Band
GB 15629.1103-2006 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Specification for Operation in Additional Regulatory Domains
GB 15629.1104-2006 Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Further Higher Data Rate Extension in the 2.4GHz Band
GB/T 16264.8-2005 Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - The Directory - Part 8: Public-key and Attribute Certificate Frameworks
GB 50339-2013 Code for Acceptance of Quality of Intelligent Building Systems
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB 15629.11 series and the following apply.
3.1
AP controller
AC
controller providing centralized control and management of AP, including version distribution, configuration distribution, radio frequency management and user traffic management
3.2
noncentralized controller
controller capable of independently completing WLAN coverage, supporting two-layer forwarding of user data, and supporting remote management function based on network element management system
3.3
centralized controller
controller integrated with the AP controller to complete WLAN coverage, wherein, the AP controller realizes the centralized control and management and supports the remote management functions based on the network element management system
3.4
testing control platform
industrial computer capable of capturing wired and wireless Ethernet frames and analyzing their structures and formats; it can judge whether the WLAN protocol flow and data format are complete and correct
3.5
inquiry long script
InquiryL
script file used to transfer 100 octets of small files between server and client, which is generally used in performance testing to simulate the performance of the product under test in practical application
3.6
WLAN maintenance tool
testing tools or testing software tools for WLAN planning, design, acceptance, optimization, debugging and interference analysis
3.7
hot map
presentation that identifies the coverage levels in different areas using different colors within the wireless coverage
3.8
inker survey
process of using specific tools to click on the plan in the testing area manually or automatically based on GPS, obtain testing data and calculate the testing result during field investigation and testing
4 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviations given in GB 15629.11 series and the following apply.
ADDID
AE
AMPDU
AP
ASU
ASUE
BE
BSS
CA
CCK
CTS
DHCP
DoS
DQPSK
DSSS
DTIM
EIRP
EUT
FER
GI
GPS
IBSS
ICMP
IP
MAC
OFDM
OUI
PER
PS
PSDU
QoS
RBW
RTS
SNMP
SOM
SSID
STA
TIS
TRP
USK
VBW
VO
WAI
WAPI
WLAN
WPI
WWW ADDress InDex
Authenticator Entity
Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit
Access Point
Authentication Service Unit
Authentication SUpplicant Entity
Best Effort
Basic Service Set
Certificate Authority
Complementary Code Keying
Clear To Send
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Denial of Service
Differentiated Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Delivery Traffic Indication Message
Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power
Equipment Under Test
Frame Error Ratio
Guard Interval
Global Positioning System
Independent Basic Service Set
Internet Control Message Protocol
Internet Protocol
Medium Access Control
Orthogonal Frequency-Di vision Multiplexing
Organizationally Unique Identifier
Packet Error Rate
Power Save
PLCP Service Data Unit
Quality of Service
Resolution Band Width
Request To Send
Simple Network Management Protocol
Secure, Operational and Manageable
Service Set IDentifier
STAtion
Total Isotropic Sensitivity
Total Radiated Power
Unicast Session Key
Video Band Width
VOice
WLAN Authentication Infrastructure
WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure
Wireless Local Area Network
WLAN Privacy Infrastructure
World Wide Web
5 Overview
As shown in Figure 1, the WLAN system is based on the existing general cabling system. The WLAN system involved in this standard is the part in the solid frame in Figure 1. This system consists of three equipment types, i.e., STA, AP and ASU. The functional requirements of such equipment are given in GB 15629.11 series. This standard mainly aims at proposing the testing methods for STA, AP and ASU specific to the functional requirements given in the above standards. In addition, it specifies the engineering testing method of WLAN system by combining with the specific system requirements.
布缆系统 Cabling system
Figure 1 Composition of WLAN System
The engineering testing of WLAN system shall be based on the engineering design and acceptance requirements of information network system and WLAN system in GB 50339. See Clause 6 for specific requirements. The engineering testing of WLAN system will affect the operation and maintenance of WLAN. See Annex A for the content summary of WLAN design and planning, and Annex B for that of WLAN operation and maintenance.
The WLAN equipment is tested on the basis of GB 15629.11 series, see Clause 7 for specific requirements. The equipment testing method specified in Clause 7 is also applicable to the interoperability testing of WLAN equipment (see Annex C) and the testing of WLAN system equipment in specific industrial applications (see Annex D).
Note: In this standard, the working mode of WLAN equipment meeting the security requirements of GB 15629.11-2003/XG1-2006 at higher speed is referred to as the enhanced mode, and the testing method of enhanced mode is given. Equipment in enhanced mode includes equipment complying with IEEE Std P802.11n-2009 and using WAPI security mechanism, and equipment complying with IEEE Std P802.11ac and using WAPI security mechanism.
6 Engineering Testing of WLAN System
6.1 Testing Conditions
The engineering testing of WLAN shall be carried out on the premise of meeting the following conditions:
a) before testing, the engineering testing plan and testing documents shall be formulated according to the design and acceptance documents;
b) the tested party shall at least provide qualification documents such as network access license and product certificate of relevant equipment;
c) the instruments and tools used for testing shall pass the corresponding measurement and calibration;
d) the wireless AP cabling system in the building shall comply with the relevant cabling standards;
e) the sampled AP and STA shall be distributed throughout the network as far as possible;
f) the proportion of APs subjected to sampling testing shall not be less than 10%, and the number of APs sampled shall not be less than 10. If the total number of APs is less than 10, all of them shall be tested.
6.2 Testing Methods
6.2.1 Network function testing
6.2.1.1 Association testing
Testing steps and judgment criteria are as follows:
a) configure information and frequency of association testing;
b) test each AP for 50 times or more, and automatically test the associated AP;
c) the success rate of association shall meet the requirements of system design and acceptance. The success rate of AP association in the testing area should be above 95%.
6.2.1.2 Handover testing
Testing steps:
a) the testing terminal accesses the network through authentication and pings the local gateway through the wireless network card;
b) after the testing terminal moves from the coverage range of the current AP to the coverage range of the adjacent AP, the continuous ping of the local gateway is still successful;
c) in this process, use another testing terminal to log in to the management page of the source AP and the target AP to confirm that the testing terminal is handed over from the source AP to the target AP;
d) repeat the above steps and continuously test for more than 10 times, including the AP to be tested and all adjacent APs, and record whether the handover is successful;
e) the handover success rate and handover packet loss rate shall meet the requirements of system design and acceptance. The handover success rate should not be less than 90%, and the packet loss rate caused by handover should not be greater than 5%.
6.2.2 Signal strength testing
6.2.2.1 Edge field strength
Testing steps and judgment criteria are as follows:
a) adopt professional WLAN maintenance tool;
b) carry out inker survey in the target coverage area;
c) obtain the field strength coverage in the testing area in the form of hot map;
d) the design of testing path shall be reasonable. In a room with walls, the testing path should include both inner and outer sides of the wall;
e) the indoor testing path shall cover every passage and station;
f) the edge field strength shall meet the requirements of system design and acceptance. The received signal strength should not be lower than -70dBm in densely populated areas such as college dormitories while not be lower than -75dBm at the edge of open areas such as conference rooms and restaurants.
6.2.2.2 Signal-to-noise ratio
Testing steps and judgment criteria are as follows:
a) test with WLAN maintenance tool;
b) carry out inker survey in the testing target area;
c) display the comprehensive signal-to-noise ratio testing result in the testing area in the form of hot map;
d) the signal-to-noise ratio shall meet the requirements of system design and acceptance. The signal-to-noise ratio should be above 95% in the design target coverage area, and that of the received downlink signal should be greater than 10dB.
6.2.2.3 Transmitting power
Testing steps and judgment criteria are as follows:
a) test with WLAN maintenance tool;
b) actively associate the testing tool with the target AP to be tested;
c) carry out inker survey in an AP-centered area with a radius of 30m;
d) display the AP field strength at different positions in the coverage area of the target AP in the form of hot map, and display the edge field strength in the coverage area with a radius of 30m at the same time;
e) the transmitting power shall meet the relevant requirements of WLAN specified in GB 50339. In the coverage area, the channel signal strength of the AP should not be lower than -75dB.
Contents of GB/T 32420-2015
Foreword I
Introduction II
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Overview
6 Engineering Testing of WLAN System
7 WLAN Equipment Testing
Annex A (Informative) Key Points in Design and Planning Stage of WLAN
Annex B (Informative) Key Points in Operation and Maintenance Stage of WLAN
Annex C (Informative) Interoperability Testing of WLAN System
Annex D (Informative) Testing Methods of WLAN in Industrial Application
Annex E (Informative) Performance of Testing Tools and Systems
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