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System for remotely testing a cellphone base station

  • US 5,930,707 A
  • Filed: 09/25/1996
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A radio access test unit for testing the operation of a cellular telephone access base transceiver station (BTS) in a telephone network, the test unit includinga test transceiver;

  • control means controlling the test transceiver; and

    monitor means to monitor signals received by the test transceiver;

    wherein the test unit is located at or proximate to the base station, the test unit being connected to a remote control station via a first communication link whereby instructions to initiate a test are transmitted from the control station to the test unit;

    wherein the test transceiver includes a test antenna located within a coverage area of the base transceiver station, whereby the control means causes the test transceiver to establish a radio link with the base station;

    the test transceiver including a storage containing a predetermined number which the test transceiver dials to establish a telephone link to a first test signal generator whose location in the network is identified by the predetermined number;

    the monitor means monitoring signals received by the test transceiver and generating an error signal when the signal from the first test signal generator is not correctly received.

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