Test device for gain level determination of wireless repeater systems
View Patent ↗What is disclosed is a test device for a wireless repeater system in a wireless communication network. The test device includes a transmitter configured to establish a call with the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determine a number of probes required to establish the call. The test device also includes a receiver configured to receive the call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determine a signal strength of the received call. The test device also includes a control processor configured to process the number of probes required to establish the call and the signal strength of the received call to determine a gain level for the wireless repeater system. The test device also includes a control interface configured to transfer the gain level to the wireless repeater system.
1. A test device for a wireless repeater system in a wireless communication network, comprising:
a transmitter configured to establish a call with the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determine a number of probes required to establish the call;
a receiver configured to receive the call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determine a signal strength of the received call;
a control processor coupled to the transmitter and the receiver configured to process the number of probes required to establish the call and the signal strength of the received call to determine a gain level for the wireless repeater system;
a control interface coupled to the control processor and configured to transfer the gain level to the wireless repeater system to optimize a gain level of the wireless communication.
2. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the call is a voice call to a phone number associated with the receiver, and wherein the received call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system is the voice call.
3. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the call is a data call to a phone number associated with the receiver, and wherein the received call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system is the data call.
4. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the gain level for the wireless repeater system adjusts a transmit gain of the wireless repeater system for the wireless communications from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system.
5. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the control processor is configured to minimize the number of probes required to establish the call to determine the gain level for the wireless repeater system.
6. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the control processor is configured to determine the gain level for the wireless repeater system where the number of probes required to establish the call is between a minimum threshold number and a maximum threshold number.
7. The test device of claim 1 , comprising:
the receiver configured to determine a signal-to-noise ratio of the received call;
the control processor configured to process the number of probes required to establish the call, the signal strength of the received call, and the signal-to-noise ratio of the received call to determine the gain level for the wireless repeater system.
8. The test device of claim 1 , wherein the control interface is configured to transfer the gain level to the wireless repeater system over a wireless connection.
9. The test device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless connection is a second call placed by the transmitter to a second phone number associated with the wireless repeater system.
10. The test device of claim 1 , comprising:
the transmitter configured to establish another call with the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determine another number of probes required to establish the other call, wherein the other call is placed at a different location than the call;
the receiver configured to receive the other call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determine another signal strength of the received other call;
the control processor configured to process the number of probes required to establish the call, the other number of probes to establish the other call, the signal strength of the received call, and the other signal strength of the other call to determine the gain level for the wireless repeater system;
the control interface configured to transfer the gain level to the wireless repeater system.
11. A method of operating a test device for a wireless repeater system in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
establishing a call with the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determining a number of probes required to establish the call using a transmitter;
receiving the call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determining a signal strength of the received call using a transmitter;
processing the number of probes required to establish the call and the signal strength of the received call to determine a gain level for the wireless repeater system using a control processor coupled to the transmitter and receiver;
transferring the gain level to the wireless repeater system to optimize a gain level of the wireless communication network using the control interface coupled to the control processor.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein establishing the call with the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system comprises placing a voice call to a phone number associated with the test device, and wherein the received call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system is the voice call.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein establishing the call with the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system comprises placing a data call to a phone number associated with the test device, and wherein the received call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system is the data call.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the gain level for the wireless repeater system adjusts a transmit gain of the wireless repeater system for the wireless communications from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein processing the number of probes required to establish the call and the signal strength of the received call to determine the gain level for the wireless repeater system comprises minimizing the number of probes required to establish the call.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein processing the number of probes required to establish the call and the signal strength of the received call to determine the gain level for the wireless repeater system comprises determining the gain level for the wireless repeater system where the number of probes required to establish the call is between a minimum threshold number and a maximum threshold number.
17. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the received call; and
further comprising:
processing the signal-to-noise ratio of the received call to determine the gain level for the wireless repeater system.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein transferring the gain level to the wireless repeater system comprises transferring the gain level to the wireless repeater system over a wireless connection.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein transferring the gain level to the wireless repeater system over the wireless connection comprises placing a second call to a second phone number associated with the wireless repeater system.
20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
establishing another call with the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determining another number of probes required to establish the other call, wherein the other call is placed at a different location than the call;
receiving the other call from the wireless communication network through the wireless repeater system and determining another signal strength of the received other call;
processing the number of probes required to establish the call, the other number of probes to establish the other call, the signal strength of the received call, and the other signal strength of the other call to determine the gain level for the wireless repeater system;
transferring the gain level to the wireless repeater system.