Method of testing multiple data packet signal transceivers concurrently
View Patent ↗A method of testing, such as for a bit error rate (BER), of multiple data packet signal transceivers during which a tester and the data packet signal transceivers exchange sequences of test data packets and summary data packets. The tester provides the test data packets which contain respective pluralities of data bits with respective predetermined bit patterns. Responsive thereto, the data packet signal transceivers provide the summary data packets which contain respective summary data indicative of the number of data bits with the respective predetermined bit patterns that are correctly received by corresponding ones of the data packet signal transceivers.
1. A method of testing multiple data packet signal transceivers, comprising:
providing, for a plurality of data packet signal transceivers, a like plurality of test data packet signals replicating a common test data packet signal that includes a plurality of sequential test data packets containing respective pluralities of data bits with respective predetermined bit patterns; and
receiving, from said plurality of data packet signal transceivers, a like plurality of summary data packet signals, wherein each one of said plurality of summary data packet signals is responsive to a respective one of said plurality of test data packet signals and includes a plurality of sequential summary data packets containing respective summary data indicative of a number of bits of said pluralities of data bits with said respective predetermined bit patterns correctly received by a corresponding one of said plurality of data packet signal transceivers, wherein temporally adjacent ones of said plurality of sequential summary data packets originate from different ones of said plurality of data packet signal transceivers.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each one of said plurality of sequential summary data packets is responsive to a respective one of said plurality of sequential test data packets.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein successive ones of said plurality of sequential summary data packets contains summary data indicative of a cumulative number of bits of said pluralities of data bits with said respective predetermined bit patterns correctly received by a corresponding one of said plurality of data packet signal transceivers.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said respective summary data is further indicative of a BER for a corresponding one of said plurality of data packet signal transceivers.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein successive ones of said plurality of sequential summary data packets contains summary data indicative of a cumulative BER.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said common test data packet signal includes a plurality of data rates.
7. A method of testing multiple data packet signal transceivers, comprising:
receiving, with a plurality of data packet signal transceivers, a like plurality of test data packet signals replicating a common test data packet signal that includes a plurality of sequential test data packets containing respective pluralities of data bits with respective predetermined bit patterns; and
providing, with said plurality of data packet signal transceivers, a like plurality of summary data packet signals, wherein each one of said plurality of summary data packet signals is responsive to a respective one of said plurality of test data packet signals and includes a plurality of sequential summary data packets containing respective summary data indicative of a number of bits of said pluralities of data bits with said respective predetermined bit patterns correctly received by a corresponding one of said plurality of data packet signal transceivers, wherein temporally adjacent ones of said plurality of sequential summary data packets originate from different ones of said plurality of data packet signal transceivers.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein each one of said plurality of sequential summary data packets is responsive to a respective one of said plurality of sequential test data packets.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein successive ones of said plurality of sequential summary data packets contains summary data indicative of a cumulative number of bits of said pluralities of data bits with said respective predetermined bit patterns correctly received by a corresponding one of said plurality of data packet signal transceivers.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein said respective summary data is further indicative of a BER for a corresponding one of said plurality of data packet signal transceivers.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein successive ones of said plurality of sequential summary data packets contains summary data indicative of a cumulative BER.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein said common test data packet signal includes a plurality of data rates.