METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID AND COST EFFECTIVE TESTING OF WIRELESS SYSTEMS
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1. A method for testing a wireless device, comprising:
- configuring the wireless device to act at least in part as a wireless network;
transmitting a first signal from the wireless device identifying the wireless network;
responsive to reception of a response with an embedded message for the wireless network, executing one or more test procedures from an array of tests based on the embedded message;
embedding the one or more results of the one or more test procedures within a second signal; and
transmitting the second signal.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for rapid, cost effective testing of wireless systems. In one embodiment, a unit under test (UUT) is tested by a test “server”. The UUT and test server communicate via a “connectionless” protocol which is based on beacons (and beacon responses) which can carry one or more test primitives. The aforementioned “connection-less” test protocol can be performed without wireless network configuration, which greatly reduces test time, Additionally, exemplary solutions are presented for “lock-up” of the UUT and the test server.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for testing a wireless device, comprising:
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configuring the wireless device to act at least in part as a wireless network; transmitting a first signal from the wireless device identifying the wireless network; responsive to reception of a response with an embedded message for the wireless network, executing one or more test procedures from an array of tests based on the embedded message; embedding the one or more results of the one or more test procedures within a second signal; and transmitting the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for testing a wireless device with a test server, comprising:
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receiving a first server signal from a wireless device, the first signal identifying a wireless network; selecting one or more test procedures from a plurality of test procedures; embedding a first information element associated with the selected one or more test procedures and a second information element associated with the wireless network within a response; transmitting the response; and responsive to reception of a second server signal comprising one or more test results corresponding to the selected one or more test procedures, storing the one or more test results. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless device configured to perform one or more tests, the wireless device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions that are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless device to; initialize a wireless network; transmit one or more server signals, the one or more server signals identifying the wireless network; responsive to reception of a response comprising an embedded message addressed to the wireless network, determine a test that corresponds to the embedded message according to a test script; and execute the test. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A test server configured to communicate with a wireless device, the test server comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; a processor; and computerized logic in communication with the processor and configured to cause the test server to; receive a first server signal from the wireless device, the first server signal comprising a unique identifier; select one or more test procedures based on a test script; embed a first information element associated with the selected one or more test procedures and the unique identifier within a response; and transmit the response.
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