Wireless mesh network usage reporting system and method

摘要

For each traffic flow through a wireless mesh network, the most upstream wireless access point through which that traffic flow is communicated is determined. An indication of the traffic flow through the most upstream wireless mesh access point is output in a report or otherwise provided. The reported traffic flows can be summed to provide total traffic flow indications for the wireless mesh network.

主权项

1. A method for determining traffic in a wireless mesh network, comprising:
determining whether each of a plurality of APs in the wireless mesh network is a most upstream AP for a traffic flow in the wireless mesh network; and electronically outputting in user-perceptible form an indication of an amount of traffic flow through each wireless mesh AP determined to be the most upstream wireless mesh AP for one of a plurality of traffic flows.