© 2018 Wi-Fi Alliance. All Rights Reserved.
This document contains confidential trade secrets intended solely for use by only authorized Wi-Fi Alliance members.
For the latest up-to-date information, please refer to the Wi-Fi Alliance website’s members-only area.
CONFIDENTIAL TRADE SECRET
FOR USE ONLY BY AUTHORIZED WI-FI ALLIANCE MEMBERS
– DO NOT COPY –
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n Test Plan
Version 2.16
10900-B Stonelake Boulevard, Suite 126
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: 512.498.9434 • Fax: 512.498.9435 • Email: support@wi-fi.org
www.wi-fi.org
Latest version available at: https://www.wi-fi.org/members/task-group-resources
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n Test Plan v2.16
WI-FI ALLIANCE CONFIDENTIAL TRADE SECRET. FOR USE ONLY BY AUTHORIZED WI-FI ALLIANCE MEMBERS –
DO NOT COPY
© 2018 Wi-Fi Alliance. All Rights Reserved. Page 2 of 3
WI-FI ALLIANCE PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL – SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Wi-Fi Alliance owns the copyright in this document and reserves all rights therein. This document and any related
materials may only be used by Wi-Fi Alliance members for their internal use, such as quality assurance and pre-
certification activities, and for their participation in approved Wi-Fi Alliance activities, such as the Wi-Fi Alliance
certification program, unless otherwise permitted by Wi-Fi Alliance through prior written consent. A user of this
document may duplicate and distribute copies of the document in connection with the authorized uses described above,
provided any duplication in whole or in part includes the copyright notice and the disclaimer text set forth herein. Unless
prior written permission has been received from Wi-Fi Alliance, any other use of this document and all other duplication
and distribution of this document are prohibited. Wi-Fi Alliance regards the unauthorized use, duplication or distribution
of this document by a member as a material breach of the member’s obligations under the organization’s rules and
regulations, which may result in the suspension or termination of Wi-Fi Alliance membership. Unauthorized use,
duplication, or distribution by nonmembers is an infringement of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s copyright. Distribution of this
document to persons or organizations who are not members of Wi-Fi Alliance is strictly prohibited. TO PREVENT
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, DO NOT STORE ON COMPUTER ANY LONGER THAN REQUIRED.
THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE GREATEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, WI-FI ALLIANCE DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WI-FI ALLIANCE DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS COMPLETE OR WITHOUT ERROR AND DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES TO THE
CONTRARY. NOTHING IN THIS DOCUMENT CREATES ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE
SUITABILITY OR NON-SUITABILITY OF A PRODUCT OR A SERVICE FOR CERTIFICATION UNDER ANY
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OF WI-FI ALLIANCE OR ANY THIRD PARTY.
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n Test Plan v2.16
WI-FI ALLIANCE CONFIDENTIAL TRADE SECRET. FOR USE ONLY BY AUTHORIZED WI-FI ALLIANCE MEMBERS –
DO NOT COPY
© 2018 Wi-Fi Alliance. All Rights Reserved. Page 3 of 4
Change History
Version
Date dd/mm/yy
Remarks
1.0
06/15/2007
Initial Release
1.1
06/22/2007
General – Changed STA Meetinghouse to CSSC
General – Changed channel 11 for channel 6
General – Added channel number for Dual Band device
2.2.1 – Removed reference for multiple sniffers for PMK caching
3.10.9.4 – Cleaned up text concerning section 4 reference
4.2 Table 8 – Changed PMK caching to Mandatory
4.2.7 Table 25 – Identified STA as STA1
4.2.30 – Added sniffer to step 4
4.2.35 RIFS – Removed test
4.2.38 – Test procedure changed
5.2.12 &13 Tables 142 & 144 – Removed channel 36 reference
5.2.36 Table 129 Step 1 Expected Results – Removed entry
5.2.35 RIFS – Removed test
5.2.38 – Added sniffer to step 4
Appendix A – Updated contacts list
Appendix E – Updated threshold tables
1.1.1
8/8/2007
4.2.3 & 5.2.3 – If running tests in 2.4 GHz, use B mode (not G).
4.2.25, Table 86 – IPTV10Mbps.scr changed to IPTV10Mbps-dn.scr
5.2.3 – For dual band devices, use 5 GHz
Appendix E – Updated IBSS thresholds
5.2.37, 5.2.38, & 5.2.42 added 1 spatial stream thresholds
General edits
1.2
9/25/2007
2.1 – List Adept software version instead of firmware version.
2.2 – Corrected Marvell STA driver version.
4.1.1 & 5.1.1 – Removed optional settings.
4.2.7 – Examine 4-way handshake with STA2 instead of STA1.
4.2.14, 4.2.15, 4.2.28, 5.2.19, 5.2.20, 5.2.21 – Changed wording of
pass criteria.
4.2.36 – Use 5 GHz band.
5.2.1 – Replaced Atheros legacy AP with Atheros 11n AP.
5.2.22 & 5.2.23 – Noted that 802.11h tests are optional.
Appendix A – Updated Marvell contact.
Appendix E – Updated thresholds for NAV / PLCP tests.
Moved equipment list to appendices.
Changes to Testbed devices and supplicants.
Added RIFS test to AP and STA sections
Added Appendix H – RIFS transmitter set up instructions
Updated Appendix A version numbers
Added text to tests 5.2.36 & 5.2.45 to allow testing of single stream
devices
1.2.1
9/27/2007
10/24/07
4.2.22 – Changed Testbed device.
4.2.26 & 5.2.35 – Made corrections.
4.2.38, 5.2.45, & Appendix H – Made corrections.
Change copyright statement at beginning.
Moved Channel Width Bit test for APUTs from 4.2.26 to 4.2.1. Added
in explanatory material to emphasize OOB state for DUT.
Put in notes on RIFS tests for both APUT and STAUT that these test
shall collect data only and not be used to pass or fail the DUT.
Updated all SW for Testbed equipment.
1.2.2
10/26/07
4.2.27 – clarified steps for 2.4 GHz only devices.
4.2.38, Table 112 – reduced Dual band tests from 4 to 2.
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n Test Plan v2.16
WI-FI ALLIANCE CONFIDENTIAL TRADE SECRET. FOR USE ONLY BY AUTHORIZED WI-FI ALLIANCE MEMBERS –
DO NOT COPY
© 2018 Wi-Fi Alliance. All Rights Reserved. Page 4 of 5
5.2.36 – clarified steps for 2.4 GHz only devices.
5.2.45, Table 237 – reduced Dual band tests from 4 to 2.
Appendix A – Added OpenSUSE information and updated Cisco AP’s
product name.
Appendix H – Made corrections.
5.2.36, Table 220, Step 2 – modified sniffer test for 1 SS or 2 SS
1.3
1/15/08
Replaced Conexant legacy AP with Marvell AP.
Cleaned up based on Jeremy deVries’ comments
4.2.1 and 5.2.1 – Moved check for supported features from 4.2.26 and
5.2.35 to here.
Appendix A – Added information on legacy devices. Updated 11n
model numbers.
Appendix H – Clarified instructions.
1.3.1
2/1/08
4/22/08
5/30/08
Replaced Conexant legacy STA.
Replaced Meetinghouse server.
Table 190 – Corrected caption.
4.2.26 and 5.2.35 – Moved check for supported features back
4.2.28 – Corrected pass/fail criteria.
5.2.37 – Ensure A-MSDU is disabled.
Appendix A – Updated contact for Intel.
Clarified aggregation settings.
Adjust throughput criteria for 5.2.5 and 5.2.6 to use the Marvell 11n
station in place of the Conexant station.
Added note that Cisco ACS server uses 32 characters (octets) for the
shared secret.
Added notes to APUT h+d testing that each test may be performed
separately depending on whether the APUT supports only one of the
two functions.
Update version of Juniper client.
1.4
7/8/08
Change Marvell 11n station to Broadcom 11n station in test 4.2.22
Change Marvell 11n station SW to version 3.0.4.9 .
Change 4.2.24 and 5.2.34 No Ack tests scripts to reduce send buffer
size to 1456 bytes.
1.5
7/30/08
8/28/08
9/4/08
9/23/08
10/22/08
11/05/2008
12/01/08
Removed notices stating that the RIFS tests are for data collection
only.
Change from Intel 3945 station to the Marvell 11n station in test 4.2.24,
NoAck test.
Changed “and” to “or” in test 5.2.31 to match the WMM test plan. This
was a typographical error.
Updated FTP information.
Modified 5.2.26 for stations that only support one band.
Update the SW version on the ADEPT box in table 256.
ECN 135, remove Intel station from test 4.2.24.
1.5.4
1/29/09
Add in Extended EAP methods AKA and FAST.
1.6.0
03/02/2009
Accepted all changes.
1.6.1
03/02/2009
Corrected Copyright year.
Updated reference to TGn Marketing MRD.
Added AP STBC Tx test case
Added STA STBC Rx test case.
Added AP A-MPDU Tx test case.
Added STA A-MPDU Tx test case.
Minor editorial and formatting.
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n Test Plan v2.16
WI-FI ALLIANCE CONFIDENTIAL TRADE SECRET. FOR USE ONLY BY AUTHORIZED WI-FI ALLIANCE MEMBERS –
DO NOT COPY
© 2018 Wi-Fi Alliance. All Rights Reserved. Page 5 of 6
1.6.2
03/04/2009
Modified copyright date to 2008 – CID 3
Modified document title – CID 4
Modified phase 2 feature from mandatory to optional Testbed – CID 10
Removed disable aggregation from test case 4.2.39 – CID 11
Removed disable aggregation from test case 5.2.46 – CID 12
Removed “Phase 2” from the test plan – CID 13
Fixed Tested to Testbed typo – CID 17
Addressed CIDs related to compatibility with IEEE 802.11n IEEE
802.11-2012 (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,
33, 34, 35, 36, and 37).
Corrected table number – CID 16
Addressed CID on AP STBC testing – CID 9
Minor editorial comments.
1.6.3
03/06/2009
Corrected APUT and STAUT table for 802.11d+h testing. This should
be only done in 5 GHz and is optional.
Added 40 MHz Intolerance AP Test cases.
Added 40 MHz Intolerance STA Test cases.
1.6.4
03/10/2009
Formatting and Editing fixes.
Added test cases to Table 8.
Corrected 20/40 MHz interoperability test cases for both AP and STA.
Modified 4.2.23 and 5.2.30. Set 11n testbed devices to legacy mode.
Set all streams to the same data rate.
Add Intel 4965AGNMM2WB as alternative to …GN as the latter is no
longer available.
1.6.5
03/23/2009
Accepted all changes.
Minor editorial and formatting fixes.
Added 3 Spatial Streams for AP and STA.
Added MCS Index/PHY Data rate table for 3 SS.
Made corrections to the 20/40 MHz Coexistence tests.
1.6.6
03/24/2009
Accepted all changes.
Minor editorial and formatting fixes.
Minor fix on test case 5.2.42, fixed pass criteria.
Added Channel Width Set in 4.2.40.
Made changes to 4.2.43 based on plugfest contribution.
Made changes to 5.2.50 based on plugfest contribution.
Modified procedure for test case 4.2.41 per contribution.
Modified procedure for test case 5.2.48 per contribution.
1.6.7
03/30/2009
Accepted all changes.
Replaced Wi-Fi Alliance logo with the new one.
Replaced Broadcom AP with Ralink AP in test 5.2.41.
Made some updates to section 2.2.
Updated RADIUS server information in 2.3.
Updated device information in 3.3.3.3 and 3.3.4.
Updated Supplicant and Server information in relevant AP and STA
test cases.
Added priority for new EAP Types (FAST and AKA).
