METHOD FOR TESTING A WIRELESS NETWORK DEVICE

• US 20090175177A1
• Filed: 02/13/2007
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Schwann, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/281,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20090175177A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/250
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a system for testing a wireless network device (1) connected to a communication channel (3), whereby:—a testing computer (2) connected to the communication channel (3) starts a test function;—the wireless network device (1) starts a unifying testing module being adapted to a hardware constellation of said wireless network device (1) and/or an operating system running on said wireless network device (1) and providing an application programming interface connected to said communication channel (3) and being independent of said hardware constellation and/or said operating system;—said test function sends at least one command to said unifying testing module at least via said communication channel (3) and said application programming interface; and—said unifying testing module executes said command from the test function and sends at least a status of execution of said command back to the test function at least via the application programming interface and said communication channel (3).

Claims

1. A method for testing a wireless network device connected to a communication channel, comprising:

starting a test function on a testing computer connected to the communication channel;

starting a unifying test module on the wireless network device, the unifying test module being adapted to a hardware constellation of the wireless network device and/or an operating system running on the wireless network device and providing an application programming interface connected to the communication channel and being independent of the hardware constellation and/or the operating system;

sending at least one command from the test function to the unifying test module at least via the communication channel and the application programming interface; and

executing the command by the unifying test module and sending at least a status of execution of the command from the unifying test module to the test function at least via the application programming interface and the communication channel.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterised in, that the test function sends at least one argument associated to the command to the unifying test module.

3. The method according claim 1, characterised in, that the unifying test module sends at least one measurement result to the test function.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterised in, that the test function builds a report of at least one status of execution and/or one measurement result received.

5. The method according claim 1, characterised in, that the command can activate or deactivate the wireless network device and/or a connection between the wireless network device and a wireless network.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterised in, that the command can configure and/or monitor the wireless network device.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterised in, that the command can cause the wireless network device to receive and/or transmit data via the wireless network from and/or to at least one other device connected directly or indirectly to the wireless network.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterised in, that the data received or transmitted via the wireless network are monitored and/or analysed by a sniffer device directly or indirectly connected to the wireless network.

9. A system for testing a wireless network device connected to a communication channel, whereby:

a testing computer connected to the communication channel starts a test function;

the wireless network device starts a unifying testing module being adapted to a hardware constellation of said wireless network device and/or an operating system running on said wireless network device and providing an application programming interface connected to said communication channel and being independent of said hardware constellation and/or said operating system;

said test function sends at least one command to said unifying testing module at least via said communication channel and said application programming interface; and

said unifying testing module executes said command from the test function and sends at least a status of execution of said command back to the test function at least via the application programming interface and said communication channel.