Indication of Wireless Signal Quality

Abstract

Techniques for indication of wireless signal quality are described. According to various implementations, attributes of a wireless signal are detected and processed to ascertain a quality of the wireless signal. Based on an ascertained signal quality, indicia of the signal quality can be exposed. For instance, an indication of wireless signal quality is communicated to an application and/or service that manages communication of media data. According to one or more embodiments, an application/service may perform one or more actions based on the indication of signal quality, such as a procedure to improve signal quality, a procedure to optimize wireless performance, and so forth.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor; and   one or more computer-readable storage media including instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform operations including:
 receiving a signal strength value that indicates signal strength of a wireless signal used to communicate media data as part of communication between a client device and an endpoint device; 
 outputting a visual indication of the signal strength value; 
 receiving an indication of a signal quality of the wireless signal; and 
 outputting an indication of the signal quality as part of the indication of the signal strength value, the indication of the signal quality differentiating the signal quality from the signal strength value. 
   
     
     
         2 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the indication of the signal quality comprises an indication of a quantity of errors in data transmitted via the wireless signal. 
     
     
         3 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the operations further include outputting a signal quality control, and wherein said outputting the indication of signal quality is responsive to receiving an indication of a selection of the signal quality control. 
     
     
         4 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said outputting the indication of the signal quality comprises augmenting the visual indication of the signal strength value with the indication of the signal quality. 
     
     
         5 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said outputting the indication of the signal quality comprises outputting the visual indication of the signal strength value together with the indication of the signal quality. 
     
     
         6 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said outputting the indication of the signal quality comprises replacing the visual indication of the signal strength value with the indication of the signal quality. 
     
     
         7 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the indication of the signal quality indicates a data upload signal quality relative to a data download signal quality for the wireless signal. 
     
     
         8 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the operations further include outputting a quality details control that is selectable to cause quality information to be output for the indication of the signal quality. 
     
     
         9 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the operations further include outputting an improve quality control that is selectable to initiate one or more procedures for improving the signal quality of the wireless signal. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 receiving a signal strength value that indicates signal strength of a wireless signal used to communicate media data as part of communication between a client device and an endpoint device;   outputting a visual indication of the signal strength value;   receiving an indication of a signal quality of the wireless signal; and   outputting an indication of the signal quality as part of the indication of the signal strength value, the indication of the signal quality differentiating the signal quality from the signal strength value.   
     
     
         11 . A method as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising outputting a signal quality control, and wherein said outputting the indication of signal quality is responsive to receiving an indication of a selection of the signal quality control. 
     
     
         12 . A method as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said outputting the indication of the signal quality comprises visually augmenting the visual indication of the signal strength value with the indication of the signal quality. 
     
     
         13 . A method as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the indication of the signal quality indicates a data upload signal quality relative to a data download signal quality for the wireless signal. 
     
     
         14 . A method as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising outputting an improve quality control that is selectable to initiate one or more procedures for improving the signal quality of the wireless signal. 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 outputting a graphical user interface (GUI) for a communication session between two or more devices; and   displaying a selectable control within the GUI, the selectable control being selectable to initiate one or more procedures to improve a signal quality of a wireless signal that carries media data of the communication session.   
     
     
         16 . A method as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising outputting an indication of the signal quality of the wireless signal as part of the GUI. 
     
     
         17 . A method as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising outputting an indication of the signal quality relative to a signal strength of the wireless signal as part of the GUI. 
     
     
         18 . A method as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising outputting a quality details control as part of the GUI that is selectable to cause quality information to be output for the signal quality of the wireless signal. 
     
     
         19 . A method as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication of a selection of the selectable control; and   initiating an error correction procedure to attempt to correct errors in the media data of the communication session.   
     
     
         20 . A method as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication of a selection of the selectable control; and   identifying one or more of an additional wireless channel or an alternative wireless channel for transmitting the media data of the communication session.