Diagnosing faults in a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) local area network (LAN) including a WiFi segment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11863420
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17674745

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A testing method is provided for diagnosing faults in a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) local area network (LAN) including a WiFi segment. The method including, responsive to selection of a test sequence that includes testing of the WiFi segment, causing display of instructional images that depict how an operator couples the test hardware to a wireless component, invoking the test hardware to perform a test by automatically selecting, in dependence upon a problem generically identified by a user, a test and invoking the test, and automatically evaluating results returned by the test, without user interpretation of the results returned, to determine at least one of (i) whether to report a recommendation to replace/repair an identified component, and (ii) whether to (a) repeat the causing display of instructional images, (b) invoke the test hardware to perform an additional test and (c) automatically evaluate results returned by the additional test.

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SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS INC2350 MISSION COLLEGE BOULEVARD SUITE 760 SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Dailey, David Boyds, US 11 136
Grinkemeyer, Douglas Germantown, US 14 154

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