After a firmware update on city library laptops, frame statistics show an abnormal flood of Acknowledgement control frames relative to data. What should the analyst infer?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Acks should be polite nods, not a standing ovation that never ends. When control frames drown the library stats after a driver update, treat it like a buggy applauder—investigate the client/AP path, don't celebrate.
Full Explanation
Healthy 802.11 exchanges show control frames in proportion to data needing acknowledgment. Ack storms or other skewed control ratios often follow faulty drivers, retries gone wrong, or AP bugs and consume airtime without useful MSDU progress. Statistical control-versus-data views help experts flag these anomalies early and correlate them with recent client or infrastructure changes.