Abstract-The measurement of the spectral occupation based on the duty cycle, is a very important subject when it comes to designing and dimensioning Wi-Fi wireless networks. This article aims to present the measurement, analysis and evaluation of the spectral occupation of the Wi-Fi network (2.4 -2.5 GHz) from the Faculty of Technology of District University Francisco Jose de Caldas. In order to determine the Wi-Fi network's duty cycle level, a campaign took place for measuring the spectral occupation in the 2.4 to 2.5 GHz frequency band, during a month. Such data was later processed and analyzed. The obtained results show that Wednesdays are when the highest spectral occupation occurs with 95% utilization. As a conclusion, it is important to know the levels of spectral use in the wireless WiFi networks in order to determine the most suitable redesign that ensures a great signal quality and satisfies the university's community.Keyword -duty cycle, spectral occupation, reception potency, Wi-Fi network.
I. INTRODUCTIONDuring the last few years, the use, presence and study of Wi-Fi technology has been extending continuously [1]. Nowadays, this technology is present in almost every part of the world and it has become a fundamental need when it comes to higher education, therefore, the implementation of this networks in universities is more common every time.The importance of Wi-Fi networks in the academic and investigative processes has turned it into a relevant tool within the university's campus and therefore, its service quality is so interesting for all the university's community [2]. However, students nowadays are somehow dissatisfied regarding the performance of the Wi-Fi network from the Faculty of Technology of District University Francisco Jose de Caldas. This is why the main purpose of this article is to measure and evaluate the spectral duty cycle of the Wi-Fi Network from the Faculty of Technology of District University Francisco Jose de Caldas, in order to determine if the current spectral occupation level is considerably high. Such study will allow to determine the necessity for redesigning the Wi-Fi network or raising alternate solutions [3].In [4] highlights today's importance of Wi-Fi networks as an essential tool for the university's students and teachers. Therefore, knowing its capacity and performance level is a general interest for the university's community.This article is structured as follows. Section II presents the related work. Section III describes the investigation's methodology. Section IV shows the obtained results. Finally, section V presents the conclusions.II. RELATED WORK In [5] makes a spectrum measurement campaign in order to determine the actual occupation if the ISM band within a high user density environment. Although many wireless technologies share this frequency band, the results show its low spectrum utilization. Indeed, it shows that spectral occupation on a regular duty day is moderate, therefore, using a more sophisticated approach is essential in order to explode the a...