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10 Hz beacon signal in Wi-Fi - origin + how to measure?

Post Time: 03/12/2009 18:25:52
Mikko
Total Forum Posts: 17
Hello again Alasdair & Co

I am curious:

In which publication is this 10 Hz beacon signal documented? Is it part of the IEEE 802.11 standard documentation?

All I could find about this beacon frame: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/print.php/1492071

How to measure it? What meter should I use?


Thanks in advance.


Mikko - beyondcreativity.blogs.com

Post Time: 06/02/2010 12:07:44
Mikko
Total Forum Posts: 17
I found the following Swiss Report 'Electrosmog in the environment':

http://www.bafu.admin.ch/publikationen/publikation/00686/index.html?lang=en&down

The 10 Hz signal is mentioned in it and the report contains interesting Wi-Fi measurements. Any other sources?

Cheers

Mikko - http://beyondcreativity.blogs.com
Post Time: 06/07/2010 21:10:11
AndrewCohen
Total Forum Posts: 14
Mikko

The beacon frame is not always set to 10 Hz. The EMFields Acoustimeter enables you to hear and measure the WiFi signal. The 10 Hz is just a burst rate interval when no data in being transmitted and when large files are being transferred it becomes difficult to pick it out. Some WiFi enabled laptops give it out continuously when uable to find a local WiFi wLAN signal.

Very best wishes

Alasdair (on Andrew's computer).