Wireless testing depends on the wireless test environments where test environment refers to the setup or environment into which the device being tested and the test equipment are placed. Four primary types of test environments are Faraday Cages, RF Chambers, Cabled and Open air. Most wireless testing is conducted in indoor environment which is veritable RF jungles, especially when we consider the ISM bands. It is important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the range of wireless test environments because the impact of the wireless environment is often underestimated. But in reality wireless environment is responsible for producing different results of an experiment. We tried to find out a perfect test environment for wireless testing specially when they venture into the RF jungle. Our aim is to find out a testbed which provide better control over the RF environment to experimenters.
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