@article {4405, title = {WiFiMon - A Tool for Wi-Fi Performance Monitoring and Verification}, journal = {International Journal of Wireless Networks and Broadband Technologies (IJWNBT), IGI Global}, volume = {8}, year = {2019}, pages = {1-18}, abstract = {Measuring network quality of a wireless network as experienced by end-users is quite difficult, as there isn{\textquoteright}t a single tool available that can record measurements on all sides of the system. The approach presented in this research work is based on the end-user feedback, giving the opportunity of visualization of network performance in real time. We initially present an overview of the developed tool, called WiFiMon, which has the ability to capture, record measurements and export statistics on the quality of Wi-Fi network as perceived by the end-users. The measurements are initiated by the end-users - without their intervention {\textendash} after they visit a web page or use a mobile application. WiFiMon aims to give a clear understanding of the Wi-Fi network conditions by measuring specific parameters of the network, such as download/upload throughput, and correlate these measurements with raw data from various log files to obtain additional information regarding the performance of specific access points. The results reveal the functionality of the proposed tool and its scalability.}, author = {Kurt Baumann and Christos Bouras and Vasileios Kokkinos and Nikolaos Papachristos and Kostas Stamos} } @conference {4194, title = {WiFiMon App Measuring Wi-Fi Performance as Experienced by End - Users}, booktitle = {24th International Conference on Telecommunication (ICT 2017)}, year = {2017}, month = {May 3 - 5}, abstract = {

The measurement of quality and efficiency of a wireless Wi-Fi network is particularly difficult, as there is not a single tool that can record measurements from all sides of the system, i.e. from both the access point and the end-user. Existing tools are able to monitor the overall quality of the wireless network; although they cannot determine how end-users experience the quality of Wi-Fi in a particular part of the network at a given time. In this paper we present a novel tool, named WiFiMon, which enables measuring, recording and exporting statistics regarding the quality of a Wi-Fi network as experienced by the end-users. The measurements are triggered by the end-users when they visit WiFiMon-enabled websites and/or run WiFiMon-enabled mobile applications and are recorded without users{\textquoteright} intervention. Main goal of WiFiMon is to give network administrators a better overview on how the endusers experience the conditions of the Wi-Fi network.

}, author = {Kurt Baumann and Christos Bouras and Vasileios Kokkinos and Nikolaos Papachristos and Kostas Stamos} }