Mobile terminal test apparatus and parameter replacement method for use in mobile terminal test apparatus
Provided is a mobile terminal test apparatus that can shorten a carrier aggregation testing time. The mobile terminal test apparatus includes a call processing units 12 - 0 to 12 - n that transmits and receives a wireless signal between each of the call processing units 12 - 0 to 12 - n and a mobile terminal 2, and makes a call connection suitable for testing conditions as a component carrier between each of the call processing units 12 - 0 to 12 - n and the mobile terminal 2, and a control unit 15 that causes the mobile terminal 2 to perform a handover, and that applies parameters for a SCC that is designated, as parameters for a PCC that is a handover destination, to the call processing unit 12 - 0 that corresponds to a PCC, and applies parameters for the pre-handover PCC to the call processing unit 12 - n that corresponds to the SCC that are designated and thus connects the SCC.
1. A mobile terminal test apparatus that, based on parameters that are set for each of multiple component carriers in a carrier aggregation, performs a call connection to a mobile terminal and performs carrier aggregation testing, with one among the multiple component carriers being set to be a primary component carrier and with the other component carriers being set to be secondary component carriers, the mobile terminal test apparatus comprising:
a control unit that causes the mobile terminal to perform a handover, and that connects one component carrier, which is connected as the secondary component carrier before the handover is performed, as the primary component carrier based on parameters that are set for the secondary component carrier, and connects a component carrier, which is connected as the primary component carrier before the handover is performed, as the secondary component carrier based on the parameters that are set for the primary component carrier.
2. The mobile terminal test apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit stops output of the secondary component carrier before the handover is performed.
3. The mobile terminal test apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit changes a transmission and reception level of the primary component carrier before the handover is performed.
4. The mobile terminal test apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit performs the handover and replaces some parameters that are set for one component carrier among the secondary component carriers by some parameters that are set for the primary component carrier.
5. A parameter replacement method for use in a mobile terminal test apparatus that, based on parameters that are set for each of multiple component carriers in a carrier aggregation, performs a call connection to a mobile terminal and performs carrier aggregation testing, with one among the multiple component carriers being set to be a primary component carrier and with the other component carriers being set to be secondary component carriers, the parameter replacement method comprising:
transmitting a handover message to the mobile terminal;
connecting one component carrier, which is connected as the secondary component carrier before the handover is performed, as the primary component carrier based on parameters that are set for the secondary component carrier; and
connecting a component carrier, which is connected as the primary component carrier before the handover is performed, as the secondary component carrier based on the parameters that are set for the primary component carrier.
6. The parameter replacement method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
stopping output of the secondary component carrier before the handover message is transmitted to the mobile terminal.
7. The parameter replacement method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
changing a transmission and reception level of the primary component carrier before the handover message is transmitted to the mobile terminal.