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Quality measurement method and apparatus for wireless communicaion networks

  • US 5,987,320 A
  • Filed: 07/17/1997
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A quality testing apparatus comprising:

  • a transceiver circuit, wherein the transceiver circuit receives voice test signals and audio test tone signals from a mobile test terminal, and wherein the transceiver circuit transmits voice test signals and audio test tone signals to the mobile test terminal;

    a voice signal generating unit, connected to the transceiver, wherein the voice signal generating unit generates a time division multiplexed (TDM) base band signal, wherein the TDM signal includes at least one test sentence and at least one synchronization pulse, and wherein the at least one synchronization pulse identifies a time slot containing the at least one, test sentence;

    a voice quality measuring unit connected to the transceiver, wherein the voice quality measuring unit objectively determines the quality of a received voice test signal by comparing the received voice signal with a series of reference sentences and ranking the comparison against a predetermined set of parameters;

    a test tone generating unit, connected to the transceiver, wherein the test tone generating unit generates an audio test tone signal;

    a signal quality measuring unit connected to the transceiver, wherein the signal quality measuring unit measures the signal quality of the audio test tone signal received from the mobile test terminal;

    a communication exchange register connected to the voice quality measuring unit and the voice signal generating unit; and

    a control processor coupled to the communication exchange register, wherein the control processor transmits either a tone generation command signal or a voice generation command signal when the apparatus operates in a generation mode, and wherein the control processor transmits a test tone measurement command signal when the apparatus operates in a measurement mode.

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