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In this paper, we fine-tune encoder-only and decoder-only large language models (LLMs) to detect pathologies in IEEE 802.11 networks, commonly known as WiFi. Our approach involves manually crafting prompts followed by fine-tuning.…
Despite the growing popularity of 802.11 wireless networks, users often suffer from connectivity problems and performance issues due to unstable radio conditions and dynamic user behavior among other reasons. Anomaly detection and…
IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks are getting more and more popular at university campuses, enterprises, shopping centers, airports and in so many other public places, providing Internet access to a large crowd openly and quickly. The wireless…
In highly-dense IEEE 802.11 deployments, areas covered by multiple Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) will be common. This opens the door for stations equipped with multiple IEEE 802.11 interfaces to use several WLANs simultaneously,…
Noise is the major problem while working with wireless LAN. In this paper we analyze the noise by using active receiving antenna and also propose the detection mechanism based on RF energy duration. The standard back off mechanism of 802.11…
We consider the problem of excessive and unnecessary active scans in heavily utilized WLANs during which low rate probe requests and responses are broadcast. These management frames severely impact the goodput. Our analysis of two…
We examine the problem of determining which nodes are neighbors of a given one in a wireless network. We consider an unsupervised network operating on a frequency-flat Gaussian channel, where $K+1$ nodes associate their identities to…
WLAN devices have become a fundamental component of nowadays network deployments. However, even though traditional networking applications run mostly unchanged over wireless links, the actual interaction between these applications and the…
Intelligent network operation and maintenance systems in modern networks continuously generate large volumes of multi-modal operational data. However, Wi-Fi fault diagnosis under heterogeneous operational environments remains insufficiently…
We present a novel approach to accurate real-time estimation of wireless link quality using simple matched-filtering techniques. Our approach is based on the simple observation that there is a portion of each packet transmission from any…
Due to the increased usage of spectrum caused by the exponential growth of wireless devices, detecting and avoiding interference has become an increasingly relevant problem to ensure uninterrupted wireless communications. In this paper, we…
In this paper, we explore the use of multiple deep learning techniques to detect weak interference in WiFi networks. Given the low interference signal levels involved, this scenario tends to be difficult to detect. However, even…
The ever-increasing reliance of critical services on network infrastructure coupled with the increased operational complexity of beyond-5G/6G networks necessitate the need for proactive and automated network fault management. The provision…
Network technologies are traditionally based on wireline solutions. But the introduction of the IEEE 802.11 standards have made a huge impact on the market such that laptops, PCs, printers, cellphones, and VoIP phones, MP3 players in our…
Offloading of cellular traffic through a wireless local area network (WLAN) is theoretically evaluated. First, empirical data sets of the locations of WLAN internet access points are analyzed and an inhomogeneous Poisson process consisting…
Wi-Fi systems based on the family of IEEE 802.11 standards that operate in unlicenced bands are the most popular wireless interfaces that use Listen Before Talk (LBT) methodology for channel access. Distinctive feature of majority of…
When different radio applications share the same spectrum, the separation by attenuating material is a way to mitigate potential interference. The indoor restriction for WLAN devices in 5150-5350 MHz is an example for a regulatory measure…
In this paper, we study the broadcast problem in wireless networks when the broadcast is helped by a labelling scheme. We focus on two variants of broadcast: broadcast without acknowledgment (i.e. the initiator of the broadcast is not…
Wireless networks are very popular nowadays. Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that uses the IEEE 802.11 standard and WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) that uses the IEEE 802.16 standard are networks that we want to…
In Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Access point (AP) transmit power influences (i) received signal quality for users and thus user throughput, (ii) user association and thus load across APs and (iii) AP coverage ranges and thus…