A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMULATING MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT WIRELESS CLIENT DEVICES IN THE CLOUD

Wireless network performance test is initiated and test results are gathered from multiple independent wireless client devices which simplify and assist in the process of analysis and generation of test reports. The system for emulating multiple independent wireless client device in the cloud comprising a cloud platform (104) consisting a plurality of virtual machines (110a-110n); a plurality of USB wireless adapters (106); and a device agent (102). The method for emulating multiple independent wireless client devices in the cloud comprising steps of setting up test environment by user (202); reading files by Device Agent and providing list of USB devices in cloud platform which can be used (204); specifying number of wireless client to be created by user (206); launching different virtual machines in the cloud platform by the Device Agent by using virtual machine images provided by the user based on settings in the configuration files (208); mapping and attaching physical USB devices to virtual machines in the cloud platform to create multiple independent wireless client device by the Device Agent (210); injecting test automation scripts into all virtual machines by the Device Agent and initiating test execution in all virtual machine in the cloud platform based on settings in the configuration files (212); and gathering results from all virtual machines by the Device Agent upon completion of test execution based on the settings in the configuration files (214); and analyzing test results received from all virtual machines and generating test report (216). L'invention a pour objet d'amorcer un test de performances de réseau sans fil et de recueillir des résultats de test en provenance de dispositifs clients sans fil indépendants multiples, qui simplifient et contribuent au processus d'analyse et de génération de comptes rendus de test. Le système d'émulation de dispositifs clients sans fil indépendants multiples en nuage comporte une plate-forme (104) en nuage constituée d'une pluralité de machines virtuelles (110a-110n); d'une pluralité d'adaptateurs USB sans fil (106); et d'un agent (102) de dispositif. Le procédé d'émulation de dispositifs clients sans fil indépendants multiples en nuage comporte les étapes consistant à: faire établir un environnement de test par un utilisateur (202); faire lire des fichiers par l'agent de dispositif et dresser une liste de dispositifs USB de la plate-forme en nuage susceptibles d'être utilisés (204); faire spécifier p