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Granted Patent B2
US 11,489,600 · App. 17/544,396 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Mobile terminal testing device and mobile terminal testing method

Inventors: Zhihui Wu (Kanagawa, JP); Takumi Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: ANRITSU CORPORATION
H04B17/29H04B17/17
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Patent No.
US 11,489,600
App. No.
17/544,396
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the measurement device 1 , a reception sensitivity test control unit 18 ends throughput measurement of a CC using a throughput measurement unit 18 b in a case where an end determination unit 18 c 1 determines that any of a plurality of CCs has reached a measurement end condition, and calculates a total status obtained by integrating a determination result for each CC using a total status calculation unit 18 c 2 by performing each “PASS” or “FAIL” determination for a remaining CC. Since an output level variable setting unit 18 d performs a process of setting a next output level for the CC that has not reached the measurement end condition based on the total status, a control is performed to continue a reception sensitivity test until all CCs reach a measurement end condition.

Claims (38)

1. A mobile terminal testing device, which performs a test of a mobile terminal that is a device under test, comprising:

a signal generator that generates a test signal; and

reception sensitivity test execution means for performing a reception sensitivity test of the device under test by setting an output level of the test signal for each time and transmitting and receiving the test signal between the signal generator and the device under test, wherein

the signal generator generates the test signal including a plurality of carriers,

the reception sensitivity test execution means includes

throughput measurement means for measuring a throughput of the plurality of carriers transmitted and received for each time,

determination means for determining whether or not a value of the measured throughput has reached a predetermined measurement end condition for each carrier, and

integrated determination result calculation means for, for each carrier that has not reached the measurement end condition, performing “PASS” or “FAIL” determination based on a comparison result of the value of the measured throughput and a predetermined threshold value, and calculating an integrated determination result obtained by integrating a result of each determination, and

output level setting means for setting a next output level for the carrier that has not reached the measurement end condition based on the integrated determination result, and

the reception sensitivity test is executed for each of the plurality of carriers, in a case where any of carriers reaches the measurement end condition, the throughput measurement of the carrier ends, and the reception sensitivity test is continued for the carrier that has not reached the measurement end condition until all of the plurality of carriers reach the measurement end condition.

2. The mobile terminal testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the integrated determination result calculation means compares the number of determination results for each carrier, and calculates the integrated determination result as “PASS” in a case of the number of FAIL≤the number of PASS and as “FAIL” in a case of the number of FAIL>the number of PASS.

3. The mobile terminal testing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the output level setting means

sets a level of a next output signal by a first level setting process of lowering the output level by a step of an initial step level from a previous output level or a second level setting process of lowering a level corresponding to twice an error tolerance level from the previous output level in a case where the integrated determination result is “PASS”, and

sets the level of the next output signal by a third level setting process of raising a level corresponding to ½ of a previous step level from the previous output level or a fourth level setting process of raising a level corresponding to the previous step level from the previous output level in a case where the integrated determination result is “FAIL”.

4. The mobile terminal testing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the reception sensitivity test execution means further includes drop state determination means for determining whether or not to be a dropped state to a preset proportion in a steep drop area related to a characteristic that a measurement result of the throughput is drops steeply, for each carrier which has not reached the measurement end condition, and

the output level setting means performs, for each carrier which has not reached the measurement end condition, a setting process of setting the output level for the carrier to be different from the previous output level according to the integrated determination result and the determination result of whether or not to be the dropped state by the drop state determination means, the setting process including a process of performing level down or level up on the output level for the carrier with respect to the previous output level in units of a predetermined variation width in a case where it is determined to be the dropped state.

5. The mobile terminal testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the output level setting means

sets a level of a next output signal by a first level setting process of lowering the output level by a step of an initial step level from a previous output level or a second level setting process of lowering a level corresponding to twice an error tolerance level from the previous output level in a case where the integrated determination result is “PASS”, and

sets the level of the next output signal by a third level setting process of raising a level corresponding to ½ of a previous step level from the previous output level or a fourth level setting process of raising a level corresponding to the previous step level from the previous output level in a case where the integrated determination result is “FAIL”.

6. The mobile terminal testing device according to claim 5 , wherein

the reception sensitivity test execution means further includes drop state determination means for determining whether or not to be a dropped state to a preset proportion in a steep drop area related to a characteristic that a measurement result of the throughput is drops steeply, for each carrier which has not reached the measurement end condition, and

the output level setting means performs, for each carrier which has not reached the measurement end condition, a setting process of setting the output level for the carrier to be different from the previous output level according to the integrated determination result and the determination result of whether or not to be the dropped state by the drop state determination means, the setting process including a process of performing level down or level up on the output level for the carrier with respect to the previous output level in units of a predetermined variation width in a case where it is determined to be the dropped state.

7. The mobile terminal testing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the reception sensitivity test execution means further includes drop state determination means for determining whether or not to be a dropped state to a preset proportion in a steep drop area related to a characteristic that a measurement result of the throughput drops steeply, for each carrier which has not reached the measurement end condition, and

the output level setting means performs, for each carrier which has not reached the measurement end condition, a setting process of setting the output level for the carrier to be different from the previous output level according to the integrated determination result and the determination result of whether or not to be the dropped state by the drop state determination means, the setting process including a process of performing level down or level up on the output level for the carrier with respect to the previous output level in units of a predetermined variation width in a case where it is determined to be the dropped state.

8. A mobile terminal testing method using a mobile terminal testing device, which performs a test of a mobile terminal that is a device under test and which includes

a signal generator that generates a test signal including a plurality of carriers, and

reception sensitivity test execution means for performing a reception sensitivity test of the device under test by setting an output level of the test signal for each time and transmitting and receiving the test signal between the signal generator and the device under test,

the mobile terminal testing method comprising:

a measurement step of measuring a throughput of the plurality of carriers transmitted and received for each time;

a determination step of determining whether or not a value of the measured throughput has reached a predetermined measurement end condition for each carrier;

an integrated determination result calculation step of, for each carrier that has not reached the measurement end condition, performing “PASS” or “FAIL” determination based on a comparison result of the value of the measured throughput and a predetermined threshold value, and calculating an integrated determination result obtained by integrating a result of each determination; and

an output level setting step of setting a next output level for the carrier that has not reached the measurement end condition based on the integrated determination result, wherein

the reception sensitivity test is executed for each of the plurality of carriers, in a case where any of carriers reaches the measurement end condition, the throughput measurement of the carrier ends, and the reception sensitivity test is continued for the carrier that has not reached the measurement end condition until all of the plurality of carriers reach the measurement end condition.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: WU, ZHIHUI; NAKAMURA, TAKUMI
To: ANRITSU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058325/0525 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2021-018371 · Feb 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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