Communication device and testing method
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1. A communication device (100, 200, 300) for communication in a wireless network (101, 201, 301), the communication device (100, 200, 300) comprising:
- a functional unit (102, 202, 302), which is configured to communicate in the wireless network (101, 201, 301), anda testing unit (104, 204, 304), which is coupled to the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and is configured to controllably exchange test data (105, 205, 305) with the functional unit (102, 202, 302),wherein the functional unit (102, 202, 302) comprises a first RF interface (103, 203, 303) for communication with the wireless network (101, 201, 301), andthe testing unit (104, 204, 304) comprises a second RF interface (308) and the testing unit (104, 204, 304) is con-figured to transmit the test data via the second RF inter-face (308) to the first RF interface (103, 203, 303),wherein the functional unit (102, 202, 302) comprises a test controller (206, 306), which is configured to control the testing unit (104, 204, 304) to receive test data (105, 205, 305) from the functional unit (102, 202, 302), or to provide test data (105, 205, 305) to the functional unit (102, 202, 302), wherein the testing unit (104, 204, 304) or the test controller (206, 306) is configured to evaluate the test data (105, 205, 305), andwherein the test controller (206, 306) comprises a data injection and sniffing interface (316) to a communication protocol stack (312) of the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and is configured to provide test data (105, 205, 305) to a specific layer of the communication protocol stack (312) of the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and to verify the outputted digital data of the specific layer from the communication protocol stack (312) of the functional unit (102, 202, 302), the communication protocol stack comprising multiple layers.
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Abstract
A communication device (100, 200, 300) for communication in a wireless network (101, 201, 301) comprises a functional unit (102, 202, 302), which is configured to communicate in the wireless network (101, 201, 301), and a testing unit (104, 204, 304), which is coupled to the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and is configured to controllably exchange test data (105, 205, 305) with the functional unit (102, 202, 302). The present invention further provides a testing method for such a communication device.
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1. A communication device (100, 200, 300) for communication in a wireless network (101, 201, 301), the communication device (100, 200, 300) comprising:
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a functional unit (102, 202, 302), which is configured to communicate in the wireless network (101, 201, 301), and a testing unit (104, 204, 304), which is coupled to the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and is configured to controllably exchange test data (105, 205, 305) with the functional unit (102, 202, 302), wherein the functional unit (102, 202, 302) comprises a first RF interface (103, 203, 303) for communication with the wireless network (101, 201, 301), and the testing unit (104, 204, 304) comprises a second RF interface (308) and the testing unit (104, 204, 304) is con-figured to transmit the test data via the second RF inter-face (308) to the first RF interface (103, 203, 303), wherein the functional unit (102, 202, 302) comprises a test controller (206, 306), which is configured to control the testing unit (104, 204, 304) to receive test data (105, 205, 305) from the functional unit (102, 202, 302), or to provide test data (105, 205, 305) to the functional unit (102, 202, 302), wherein the testing unit (104, 204, 304) or the test controller (206, 306) is configured to evaluate the test data (105, 205, 305), and wherein the test controller (206, 306) comprises a data injection and sniffing interface (316) to a communication protocol stack (312) of the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and is configured to provide test data (105, 205, 305) to a specific layer of the communication protocol stack (312) of the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and to verify the outputted digital data of the specific layer from the communication protocol stack (312) of the functional unit (102, 202, 302), the communication protocol stack comprising multiple layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A testing method for a mobile communication device (100, 200, 300) with a functional unit (102, 202, 302) comprising a first RF interface (103, 203, 303) and a testing unit (104, 204, 304), the method comprising:
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exchanging test data (105, 205, 305) between the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and the testing unit (104, 204, 304) in the mobile communication device (100, 200, 300) by transmitting the test data via a second RF interface (308) of the testing unit (104, 204, 304) to the first RF interface (103, 203, 303), and wherein exchanging test data comprises providing test data (105, 205, 305) to a specific layer of the communication protocol stack of the functional unit and verifying the outputted digital data of the specific layer from the communication protocol stack (312) of the functional unit (102, 202, 302) in the communication device (100, 200, 300), the communication protocol stack comprising multiple layers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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