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@ArubaNetworks | #ATM18 @eightotwo You Can’t Fix It If You Can’t See It Wireless Protocol and Spectrum Analysis Robert Bartz

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YouCan’tFixItIfYouCan’tSeeItWirelessProtocolandSpectrumAnalysis

RobertBartz

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Presenter- RobertBartz

• Eight-O-TwoTechnologySolutions,DenverColorado• Engineer,Consultant,Educator,TechnicalAuthor,CWNE• BSDegree,IndustrialTechnology,CaliforniaStateUniversityLongBeach,College

ofEngineering• FormerAerospaceTestEngineer• 25YearsTechnicalTrainingWiththeLast17YearsSpecializinginWireless

Networking• Author- CWTSOfficialStudyGuidebySybex– 1st and2nd Editions• Author- MobileComputingDeploymentandManagement:RealWorldSkillsfor

CompTIAMobility+CertificationandBeyondbySybex• Author- CWTS,CWS,andCWTCompleteStudyGuidebySybex• E-mail:[email protected] Twitter: @eightotwo

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Agenda• CommonTroubleshootingMethodology• TheOSIModel(AQuickReview)• OSIModel– TheWirelessElement• TheIEEE802.11Frame• CommonIEEE802.11FrameExchanges• WirelessLANTroubleshootingToolsforLayer2(DataLink)• ProtocolAnalysis• WirelessLANTroubleshootingToolsforLayer1(Physical)• SpectrumAnalysis

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Thisisanolollygaggingsessionlol·ly·gagˈlälēˌɡaɡ/verbNorthAmericaninformalgerundorpresentparticiple:lollygaggingspendtimeaimlessly;idle."hesendshertoArizonaeveryJanuarytolollygaginthesun"

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CommonTroubleshootingMethodologyStepsinacommontroubleshootingmethodology

1. Identifytheproblem2. Determinethescaleoftheproblem3. Possiblecauses4. Isolatetheproblem5. Resolutionorescalation6. Correctiveaction/verifysolution7. Document,documentand

document

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YouCan'tFixItIfYouCan'tSeeIt

TheOSIModel

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• Thebasicconceptofcommunicationsinthecomputernetworkenvironment

• Consistsofsevenlayers• Eachlayerismadeupofmanyprotocols

andservesaspecificfunction• Dataisencapsulatedatsomelayers• WLANtechnologyoperatesatthetwo

lowestlayers

TheOSIModel(AQuickReview)OpenSystemsInterconnection(OSI)

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Layer2– DataLinkLayer(MAC)TwosublayersResponsiblefororganizingthebit-leveldataforcommunications(frames)DetectingandcorrectingPhysicallayererrors

Layer1– PhysicalLayer(PHY)TwoSublayersBit-leveldatastreamsandcomputernetworkhardwareconnectingthedevicestogether

OSIModel– TheWirelessElementMSDU

MPDU

PPDU

The Media Access Control Service Data Unit (MSDU) is upper layer data that is encapsulated at the MAC and PLCP sublayers

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YouCan'tFixItIfYouCan'tSeeIt

TheIEEE802.11Frame

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“SHOWMETHEMONEY”

TomCruiseasJerryMaguireinJerryMaguire(1996)

FamousQuotation#1

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“SHOWMETHEDATA”RobertBartzashimselfArubaAtmosphere#atm18LasVegas,Nevada(2018)

FamousQuotation#2

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TheIEEE802.11Frame

PacketsandFrames• Packetsareatlayer3

• Packetsencapsulatedata

• FramesareatLayer2• Framesencapsulatepackets

Packet

Frame

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TheIEEE802.11Frame

IEEE802.11- GeneralFrameFormat

ImageprovidedbyIEEEStd802.11™-2016

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TheIEEE802.11FrameFrameControlField

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EveryIEEE802.11FrameHasaFrameControlField

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TheIEEE802.11Frame

TheThreeIEEE802.11FrameTypes• ManagementFrames• ControlFrames• DataFrames

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TheIEEE802.11FrameManagementFrameTypesinIEEE802.11Networking• CommonManagementFrames

• Beacon• PassiveScanning

• ProbeRequest/Response• ActiveScanning

• IEEE802.11Authentication• OpenSystem

• IEEE802.11AssociationRequest/Response• Capabilities

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TheIEEE802.11FrameControlFrameTypesinIEEE802.11Networking• CommonControlFrames

• RTS– RequesttoSend• Reservesthemedium

• CTS– CleartoSend• ResponsetoanRTS

• IEEE802.11ACK• Acknowledgesunicastframes

• PSPoll• Legacypowersavemode

ImageprovidedbyIEEEStd802.11™-2016

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TheIEEE802.11Frame

DataFrameTypesinIEEE802.11Networking• TwoTypesofDataFrames

• Data• NullData

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TheIEEE802.11Frame

DataFramesTypesinIEEE802.11Networking• Data

• Carrydatapayload

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Data (MSDU) is in the frame body

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TheIEEE802.11FrameDataFramesTypesinIEEE802.11Networking• NullData

• Doesnotcarrydatapayload• Powermanagement• Channelscanning• Maintaininganassociation

Power Management Bit

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YouCan'tFixItIfYouCan'tSeeIt

CommonIEEE802.11FrameExchanges

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IEEE802.11FrameTypes

CommonIEEE802.11FrameExchanges• IEEE802.11AuthenticationandAssociation• IEEE802.11Pre-SharedKeyAuthentication• IEEE802.1X/EAPAuthentication

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IEEE802.11FrameTypes

IEEE802.11 AuthenticationandAssociation

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IEEE802.11FrameTypes

IEEE802.11Pre-SharedKeyAuthentication

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IEEE802.11FrameTypes

IEEE802.1X/EAPAuthentication

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WirelessLANTroubleshootingTools

CommonLayer2DataLinkaka(MACLayer)TroubleshootingTools

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Layer2DatalinkLayer(MAC)- TroubleshootingTools

Protocol(Packet)Analyzers• Wireshark• SavviusOmnipeek• NetscoutWi-FiAnalyzer• TamosoftCommViewforWi-Fi• MetaGeekEyeP.A.

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Layer2DatalinkLayer(MAC)- TroubleshootingTools

ThroughputTestTools• Tamosoft- Free• jPerf- Free• iPerf- Free

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Layer2DatalinkLayer(MAC)- TroubleshootingTools

Throughputtesttoolsarenotjustforthroughputtesting• Getdatamovingforvarioustestingpurposes

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AdditionalSoftwareTroubleshootingTools

Wi-FiDiscoveryTools• AcrylicWiFiHome(Windows)- Free• AirGrabWiFiRadar(MacOSX)- Free• LizardSystemsWi-FiScanner(Windows)

Freeandpurchaseversion

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AdditionalSoftwareTroubleshootingTools

Wi-FiDiscoveryTools• MetaGeekInSSIDerOffice- Purchase• NetSpot(WindowsandMac)• WiFiExplorer(Mac)– Freeandpurchase

version• Xirrus(Riverbed)W-FiInspector(Windows

andMac)- Free

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HardwareTroubleshootingTools

Wi-FiTestTools• NetscoutLinkSprinter• NetscoutAirCheckG2• BerkeleyVaritronicsYellowjacket-BANG• NetscoutOptiViewXG

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YouCan'tFixItIfYouCan'tSeeIt

ProtocolAnalysis

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Troubleshooting Tools– ProtocolAnalyzers

TypesofProtocolAnalyzers• Portable(Laptop)• Infrastructure(AccessPoints)• Distributed(Sensors)

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TroubleshootingTools– ProtocolAnalyzers

NetworkAdapterandOperationModes• MonitorvsPromiscuousMode• SupportedAdapters• AdapterCapabilities

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Troubleshooting Tools– ProtocolAnalyzers

ProtocolAnalyzersPlacement• NearAccessPoint?• NearUser?• Moving?

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TroubleshootingTools– ProtocolAnalyzers

CommonProtocolAnalyzersSettings• Filters• RFChannel/Transitioning• SavetoDisk• Naming

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TroubleshootingTools– ProtocolAnalyzers

ProtocolAnalyzersPacketList• MACAddressInformation• ProtocolTypes• Timing

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TroubleshootingTools– ProtocolAnalyzers

ProtocolAnalyzersDecodes• RadiotapHeader/PacketInfo• NotLayer2Information• DerivedfromPhysicalLayerHeaderorDriver

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TroubleshootingTools– ProtocolAnalyzers

ProtocolAnalyzersGeneralInformation• ChannelInformation• Statistics

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YouCan'tFixItIfYouCan'tSeeIt

So,Let’sGetPhysical

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WirelessLANTroubleshootingTools

CommonLayer1PhysicalLayer(akaThePHY)TroubleshootingTools

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Layer1PhysicalLayer(PHY)- TroubleshootingTools

InstrumentationSpectrumAnalyzers• Tektronix• Rohde&Schwarz• RFExplorer

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Layer1PhysicalLayer(PHY)- TroubleshootingTools

Wi-FiCentricSpectrumAnalyzers• MetaGeekChanalyzer+Wi-SpyDBx• NetscoutSpectrumXT• EkahauSidekick• Notjustfortroubleshooting

– Spectrumanalyzersarealsousedwithdesign

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Layer1PhysicalLayer(PHY)- TroubleshootingTools

SiteSurvey/DesignSoftware• NetscoutSurveyPro• EkahauSiteSurvey• TamosoftTamoGraph

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YouCan'tFixItIfYouCan'tSeeIt

SpectrumAnalysis

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TroubleshootingTools– SpectrumAnalyzers

SpectrumAnalysisAllowsYouTo• “See”YourWi-Fi

– VisualizeUnboundedMedium

• ViewInterferenceTypes– BothWi-FiandNon-Wi-Fi

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TroubleshootingTools– SpectrumAnalyzers

ViewKeyInformation• SignalStrength

– Receivedsignal(-55dBm)

• RFNoiseFloor– Unwantedsignal(-95dBm)

• SignaltoNoiseRatio(SNR)– Differencebetweensignalandnoise

» -55dBm– (-95dBm)=+40dBm

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TroubleshootingTools– SpectrumAnalyzers

ViewKeyInformation• RealTimeFFT

– Amplitudeoverfrequency

• Waterfall– RFsignaloveraperiodoftime

• ChannelUtilization– RFactivityonthechannel

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TroubleshootingTools– SpectrumAnalyzers

SpectrumAnalysisAllowsYouToSee• Co-channelInterference(Wi-Fi)• OverlappingChannelInterference(Wi-Fi)• Non-Wi-FiInterference• MuchMore

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YouCan'tFixItIfYouCan'tSeeIt

SpectrumAnalyzerDemonstration

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Questions?

Whatisthebestwaytolearnprotocolanalysis?Justdoit!

Howmuchdothetoolscost?Varyfromfreetomanythousandsofdollars

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ThankYou!RobertBartzE-mail: [email protected]: @eightotwo