In early 2018, THE DFS PROJECT was born out of a conversation around the Wi-Fi industry’s need to validate DFS functionality in the field. After over a year of research, testing, and on-going discussions, version 2 of the WifiMETRIX handheld, diagnostic instrument was born. Now you can create picture-perfect DFS events in the field, exactly as the regulatory bodies test Wi-Fi access points in a lab.

Radar event causes AP to switch channels

DFS TESTING

ManufacturerAP ModelFirmwareDFS Channelsnon-DFS ChannelsResults / CommentsUpdated?eMail or Twitter HandlePcap
Cisco 2504 ControllerAP-2602iv8.5.135.064CSA showed Ch40, and it moved to Ch40 -- Capture showed only one Action frame, and five Beacons - all using CSA Count 0 -- Used Channel Switch Count: 0@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/ap-2602ia54.pcap
Cisco 2504 ControllerAP-2702iv8.5.135.064CSA showed Ch40, and it moved to Ch40 -- Capture showed only one Action frame, and five Beacons - all using CSA Count 0 -- Used Channel Switch Count: 0@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/ap-2702ia49.pcap
Cisco 2504 ControllerAP-2802iv8.5.135.052Unresponsive on all radar signatures at both power levels.@DevinAkin
ArubaInstantv8.5x64CSA showed Ch161, and it moved to Ch161 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 10@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/ap-215a.pcap
ArubaInstantv6.5.4.1260CSA showed Ch116, and it moved to Ch116 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 10@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/ap-205ha.pcap
ArubaInstantv6.5.4.1264CSA showed Ch161, and it moved to Ch161 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons -- Used Channel Switch count: 10@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/ap-205a.pcap
ArubaInstantv6.5.4.1264CSA showed Ch161, and it moved to Ch161 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 10@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/ap-225a17.pcap
CiscoWAP371...64CSA showed Ch40, and it moved to Ch40 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons, but countdown was 8 - 8 - 7 -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/cisco_wap371a.pcap
ExtremeAP-7532 WiNGv7.2.164CSA showed Ch165, and it moved to Ch165 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 6@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/ap-7532b.pcap
ExtremeAP-7532 WiNGv5.9.4.164CSA showed Ch149, and it moved to Ch149 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 6@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/ap-7532a.pcap
RuckusAP-710v200.7.10.102.6464CSA showed Ch120, and it moved to Ch120. Then it almost immediately moved to Ch161 -- Capture showed only Beacons (no Action frames) -- Used Channel Switch Count: 3@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/r710c_unleashed.pcap
RuckusAP-710v200.7.10.102.6464CSA showed Ch48 and it moved to Ch48 -- Capture showed only Beacons (no Action frames) -- Used Channel Switch Count: 3@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/r710b_unleashed.pcap
RuckusAP-710v200.7.10.102.6464CSA showed Ch52, and moved to Ch52 -- Capture showed only Beacons (no Action frames) -- Used Channel Switch Count: 3@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/r710a_unleashed.pcap
AerohiveATOMv10.0r7a52CSA showed Ch48 and it moved to Ch48 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_atoma.pcap
AerohiveAP-550v10.0r7a64CSA showed Ch44 and it moved to Ch44 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons, but skipped CSA count 8 in beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap550c.pcap
AerohiveAP-550v10.0r7a64CSA showed Ch40 and it moved to Ch40 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons, but skipped CSA count 8 in beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap550b.pcap
AerohiveAP-550v10.0r7a64CSA showed Ch64 and it moved to Ch64 -- Capture showed Action and Beacons -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap550a.pcap
AerohiveAP-250v10.0r7a56CSA showed Ch36, and it moved to Ch36 -- Capture only showed Action frame -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap250d.pcap
AerohiveAP-250v10.0r7a64CSA showed Ch36 and it moved to Ch36 -- Capture showed Action and one beacon -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap250f.pcap
AerohiveAP-250v10.0r7a56CSA showed Ch136, and moved to Ch136 -- Capture showed everything -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap250e.pcap
AerohiveAP-250v10.0r7a56CSA showed Ch48, and it moved to Ch48 -- Capture only shows Action and one beacon@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap250c.pcap
AerohiveAP-250v10.0r7a56CSA showed Ch64, but AP moved to Ch149 -- Used Channel Switch Count: 8 -- Used Channel Switch Mode: 1@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap250b.pcap
AerohiveAP-250v10.0r7a56CSA showed Ch60, and switched to Ch60@DevinAkinthedfsproject.com/wp-content/uploads/pcap/aerohive_ap250a93.pcap