System and method for sensitivity measurement in wireless mobile stations

1. A method for performing a wireless reception performance test on a wireless device in wireless communication with a base station emulator, the method comprising:

generating a path loss correction factor, the path loss correction factor for compensating for path loss from an antenna port of the base station emulator to an antenna port of the wireless device, generating the path loss correction factor comprising:

receiving a signal transmission transmitted by the base station emulator, the signal transmission including a number of frequency components;

measuring received signal strength for at least one of the number of frequency components;

compiling signal strength data for the at least one of the number of frequency components; and

providing the signal strength data to the base station emulator;

receiving at least a further signal transmission from the base station emulator, the further signal transmission including the path loss correction factor such that the transmission power of the further signal transmission removes the effect of path loss from the wireless reception performance test;

demodulating the received further signal transmission;

decoding the demodulated received further signal transmission;

re-encoding the decoded received further signal transmission including any errors in the received further signal transmission; and

providing the re-encoded received further signal transmission back to the base station emulator for error analysis.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the number of frequency components comprises a frequency sweep across all frequency bands that are to be tested in the wireless reception performance test, received signal strength is measured for all received frequency components, and the signal strength data is compiled for all received frequency components.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless reception performance test includes a sensitivity measurement test.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compiled signal strength data includes path loss data for the at least one of the number of frequency components.

5. A method for performing a wireless reception performance test between a wireless device and a base station emulator, the method comprising:

generating a path loss correction factor, the path loss correction factor for compensating for path loss from an antenna port of the base station emulator to an antenna port of the wireless device, generating the path loss correction factor comprising:

transmitting from the base station emulator a signal transmission including a number of frequency components;

receiving at the wireless device the signal transmission;

measuring in the wireless device received signal strength for at least one of the number of frequency components;

compiling in the wireless device signal strength data for the at least one of the number of frequency components;

providing the signal strength data to the base station emulator from the wireless device: and

calculating in the base station emulator a path loss correction factor for each of the at least one of the number of frequency components;

transmitting from the base station emulator at least a further signal transmission, the further signal transmission including the path loss correction factor such that the transmission power of the further signal transmission removes the effect of path loss from the wireless reception performance test;

receiving at the wireless device the further signal transmission;

demodulating in the wireless device the received further signal transmission;

decoding in the wireless device the demodulated received further signal transmission;

re-encoding in the wireless device the decoded received further signal transmission including any errors in the received further signal transmission; and

providing to the base station emulator from the wireless device the re-encoded received further signal transmission for error analysis.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the wireless reception performance test is performed in a test enclosure.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the test enclosure includes a shielded box.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the number of frequency components comprises a frequency sweep across all frequency bands that are to be tested in the wireless reception performance test, received signal strength is measured for all received frequency components, and the signal strength data is compiled for all received frequency components.

9. A method in a base station emulator for performing a wireless reception performance test on a wireless device, the method comprising:

generating a path loss correction factor, the path loss correction factor for compensating for path loss from an antenna port of the base station emulator to an antenna port of the wireless device, generating the path loss correction factor comprising:

transmitting to the wireless device a signal transmission including a number of frequency components;

receiving from the wireless device received signal strength data for the number of frequency components; and

calculating a path loss correction factor for each of the number of frequency components;

transmitting to the wireless device at least a further signal transmission, the further signal transmission including the path loss correction factor such that the transmission power of the further signal transmission removes the effect of path loss from the wireless reception performance test; and

receiving at the base station emulator for error analysis a re-encoded version of the at least one further signal transmission, the re-encoded version of the at least one further signal transmission generated by the wireless device having demodulated, decoded, and re-encoded the received further signal transmission including any errors in the received further signal transmission.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the number of frequency components comprises a frequency sweep across all frequency bands that are to be tested in the wireless reception performance test.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the wireless reception performance test includes a sensitivity measurement test.

12. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the wireless reception performance test includes a sensitivity measurement test.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the calculating a path loss correction factor includes path loss data for the at least one of the number of frequency components.