Method for testing a GSM (global system for mobile communications) handset with reduced signaling requirements

1. A method for establishing a mobile terminated call between a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) test system and a GSM mobile transceiver device under test (DUT) with reduced signaling via a call control (CC) sublayer of layer 3, comprising:

communicating, via a radio resources (RR) sublayer of said layer 3 of said GSM test system for and from said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages; and

communicating, via said RR sublayer of said GSM test system for and from said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages;

wherein said plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages with no intervening setup message from a CC sublayer of said GSM test system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said communicating, via a RR sublayer of said layer 3 of said GSM test system for and from said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages comprises:

transmitting, with said GSM test system, a paging request message;

receiving, with said GSM test system, a channel request message;

transmitting, with said GSM test system, an immediate assignment message; and

receiving, with said GSM test system, a paging response message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating, via a mobility management (MM) sublayer of said layer 3 of said GSM test system for and from said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages, wherein said plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages, which is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages with no intervening setup message from a CC sublayer of said GSM test system.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said communicating, via a MM sublayer of said layer 3 of said GSM test system for and from said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages comprises:

transmitting, with said GSM test system, an authentication request message; and

receiving, with said GSM test system, an authentication response message.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein said communicating, via said RR sublayer of said GSM test system for and from said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages comprises:

transmitting, with said GSM test system, a ciphering mode command message; and

receiving, with said GSM test system, a ciphering mode complete message.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising transmitting, with said GSM test system, an assignment command message following said receiving, with said GSM test system, a ciphering mode complete message with no intervening setup message from said CC sublayer of said GSM test system.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said communicating, via said RR sublayer of said GSM test system for and from said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages comprises:

transmitting, with said GSM test system, an assignment command message; and

receiving, with said GSM test system, an assignment complete message.

8. A method for establishing a mobile terminated call between a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) test system and a GSM mobile transceiver device under test (DUT) with reduced signaling via a call control (CC) sublayer of layer 3, comprising:

communicating, via a radio resources (RR) sublayer of said layer 3 of said DUT from and for said GSM test system, a plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages; and

communicating, via said RR sublayer of said DUT from and for said GSM test system, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages;

wherein said plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages with no intervening setup message from a CC sublayer of said GSM test system.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said communicating, via a RR sublayer of said layer 3 of said DUT from and for said GSM test system, a plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages comprises:

receiving, with said DUT, a paging request message;

transmitting, with said DUT, a channel request message;

receiving, with said DUT, an immediate assignment message; and

transmitting, with said DUT, a paging response message.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising communicating, via a mobility management (MM) sublayer of said layer 3 of said DUT from and for said GSM test system, a plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages, wherein said plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages, which is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages with no intervening setup message from a CC sublayer of said GSM test system.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said communicating, via a MM sublayer of said layer 3 of said DUT from and for said GSM test system, a plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages comprises:

receiving, with said DUT, an authentication request message; and

transmitting, with said DUT, an authentication response message.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein said communicating, via said RR sublayer of said DUT from and for said GSM test system, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages comprises:

receiving, with said DUT, a ciphering mode command message; and

transmitting, with said DUT, a ciphering mode complete message.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving, with said DUT, an assignment command message following said transmitting, with said DUT, a ciphering mode complete message with no intervening setup message from said CC sublayer of said DUT.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein said communicating, via said RR sublayer of said DUT from and for said GSM test system, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages comprises:

receiving, with said DUT, an assignment command message; and

transmitting, with said DUT, an assignment complete message.

15. A method for establishing a mobile terminated call between a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) test system and a GSM mobile transceiver device under test (DUT) with reduced signaling via a call control (CC) sublayer of layer 3, comprising:

communicating, via respective radio resources (RR) sublayers of said layer 3 of each of said GSM test system and said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages; and

communicating, via said respective RR sublayers of said GSM test system and said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages;

wherein said plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages with no intervening setup message from a CC sublayer of said GSM test system.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein said communicating, via respective radio resources (RR) sublayers of said layer 3 of each of said GSM test system and said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages comprises:

conveying a paging request message from said GSM test system to said DUT;

conveying a channel request message from said DUT to said GSM test system;

conveying an immediate assignment message from said GSM test system to said DUT; and

conveying a paging response message from said DUT to said GSM test system.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising communicating, via respective mobility management (MM) sublayers of said layer 3 of said GSM test system and said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages, wherein said plurality of mobile terminated call initiation messages is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages, which is followed by said plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages with no intervening setup message from a CC sublayer of said GSM test system.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein said communicating, via respective mobility management (MM) sublayers of said layer 3 of each of said GSM test system and said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call authentication messages comprises:

conveying an authentication request message from said GSM test system to said DUT; and

conveying an authentication response message from said DUT to said GSM test system.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein said communicating, via said respective RR sublayers of said GSM test system and said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages comprises:

conveying a ciphering mode command message from said GSM test system to said DUT; and

conveying a ciphering mode complete message from said DUT to said GSM test system.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising conveying an assignment command message from said GSM test system to said DUT following said conveying a ciphering mode complete message from said DUT to said GSM test system with no intervening setup message from said respective CC sublayers of said GSM test system and said DUT.

21. The method of claim 15 , wherein said communicating, via said respective RR sublayers of said GSM test system and said DUT, a plurality of mobile terminated call activation messages comprises:

conveying an assignment command message from said GSM test system to said DUT; and

conveying an assignment complete message from said DUT to said GSM test system.