Method of Testing a Cellular Network System
First Claim
1. A method of testing a cellular network system in which setting up a communication link between two subscribers starts with a negotiation phase comprising the following two steps:
- a) one of the subscribers sends a request for a connection with the other subscriber to a network management;
b) the network management sends back an answer to the subscriber;
whereon the link can be established if the network management'"'"'s answer satisfies certain conditions, where the method is characterized in that for testing the cellular network system the subscriber'"'"'s request and the network management'"'"'s answer are monitored and analyzed.
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Abstract
In a method of testing a cellular network system in which setting up a communication link between two subscribers starts with a negotiation phase comprising the two steps of one of the subscribers sending a request (21) for a connection with the other subscriber to a network management and of the network management sending back an answer (23) to the subscriber, wherein the link can be established if the network management'"'"'s answer (23) satisfies certain conditions, for testing the cellular network system the subscriber'"'"'s request (21) and the network management'"'"'s answer (23) are monitored and analyzed. Preferably, the set up process is actively terminated after the negotiation phase, before an actual link is established. Thereby, it is ensured that the use of network capacity is minimized for test links. A device for testing a cellular network system comprises a transmitter for communicating with the cellular network system, a controller for generating dedicated test requests (21) for communication links on the cellular network system and a memory for storing information about generated test requests (21) and corresponding answers (23) from a network management.
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1. A method of testing a cellular network system in which setting up a communication link between two subscribers starts with a negotiation phase comprising the following two steps:
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a) one of the subscribers sends a request for a connection with the other subscriber to a network management;
b) the network management sends back an answer to the subscriber;
whereon the link can be established if the network management'"'"'s answer satisfies certain conditions, where the method is characterized in that for testing the cellular network system the subscriber'"'"'s request and the network management'"'"'s answer are monitored and analyzed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for testing a cellular network system comprising
a) a transmitter for communicating with the cellular network system; -
b) a controller for generating dedicated test requests for communication links on the cellular network system; and
c) a memory for storing information about generated test requests and corresponding answers from a network management. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A cellular network system comprising
a) a network management for establishing communication links between a subscriber terminal of the network system and another subscriber, whereby the network management is capable of receiving subscriber'"'"'s requests for connections and of sending back an answer to the subscriber in a negotiation phase prior to the actual establishment of an actual link, b) a monitoring device for monitoring and analyzing the subscriber'"'"'s request and the network management'"'"'s answer.
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