Controlled environment radio test apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A controlled environment radio test apparatus, comprising:
- a first chamber for receiving a first radio device therein;
a second chamber for receiving a second radio device therein;
said first and second chambers being sized in proportion to an operational frequency of said first and second radio devices to be tested;
a signal-carrying conductor coupled to said first and second chambers to carry a radio signal transmitted by said first radio device for reception by said second radio device;
a signal control device connected to said radio test apparatus and configured for adjustably introducing selected signal impairments into said radio signal in order to controllably impair said radio signal as it is sent from said first radio device to said second radio device;
transmission control means for providing a transmission control input to said first radio device; and
reception monitoring means for receiving a reception monitoring output from said second radio device.
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Abstract
A controlled environment radio test apparatus includes first and second chambers for receiving respective first and second radio devices therein. The chambers are sized in proportion to an operational frequency of the radio devices to be tested. A signal-carrying conductor is coupled to the first and second chambers to carry a radio signal therebetween. A signal control device is connected to the radio test apparatus and configured for adjustably introducing selected signal impairments into the radio signal in order to controllably impair the radio signal. An output coupler may be provided for monitoring the effect of the signal impairments on the radio signal. An input coupler may be provided for introducing one or more perturbing signals into the radio signal. The first chamber is adapted so that transmission control inputs can be provided to the first radio device and the second chamber is adapted so that reception monitoring outputs can be received from the second radio device. The first chamber may be further adapted so that auxiliary input and output signals are provided to and received from the first chamber.
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27 Claims
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1. A controlled environment radio test apparatus, comprising:
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a first chamber for receiving a first radio device therein; a second chamber for receiving a second radio device therein; said first and second chambers being sized in proportion to an operational frequency of said first and second radio devices to be tested; a signal-carrying conductor coupled to said first and second chambers to carry a radio signal transmitted by said first radio device for reception by said second radio device; a signal control device connected to said radio test apparatus and configured for adjustably introducing selected signal impairments into said radio signal in order to controllably impair said radio signal as it is sent from said first radio device to said second radio device; transmission control means for providing a transmission control input to said first radio device; and reception monitoring means for receiving a reception monitoring output from said second radio device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A controlled environment radio test method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a controlled environment radio test apparatus, said radio test apparatus comprising; a first chamber for receiving a first radio device therein; a second chamber for receiving a second radio device therein; said first and second chambers being sized in proportion to an operational frequency of said first and second radio devices to be tested; a signal-carrying conductor coupled to said first and second chambers to carry a radio signal transmitted by said first radio device for reception by said second radio device; a signal control device connected to said radio test apparatus and configured for adjustably introducing selected signal impairments into said radio signal in order to controllably impair said radio signal as it is sent from said first radio device to said second radio device; transmission control means for providing a transmission control input to said first radio device; and reception monitoring means for receiving a reception monitoring output from said second radio device; the radio test method comprising the steps of; placing said first and second radio devices in said first and second chambers; controlling said first radio device through said transmission control means to transmit said radio signal; activating said signal control device to introduce said selected signal impairments into said radio signal; and monitoring said second radio device through said reception monitoring means to determine the effect of said selected signal impairments on said second radio device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A radio test apparatus, comprising:
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a first rectangular waveguide chamber made from a radio wave-reflective material for receiving a first radio device at a first end thereof, said first radio device being adapted to transmit a radio signal at a predetermined operational frequency; a second rectangular waveguide chamber made from a radio wave-reflective material for receiving a second radio device at a first end thereof, said second radio device being adapted to receive said radio signal at said predetermined operation frequency; said first and second waveguide chambers being sized and configured to guide said radio signal at said predetermined operational frequency in a primary Transverse Electric mode (TE1,0), while substantially attenuating higher order TE modes; a first radio frequency probe mounted at a second end of said first waveguide chamber; a second radio frequency probe mounted at a second end of said second waveguide chamber; a coaxial cable signal-carrying conductor connecting said first and second radio frequency probes and carrying said radio signal from said first waveguide chamber to said second waveguide chamber; a signal attenuating device connected to said coaxial cable for attenuating said radio signal as it is carried in said coaxial cable; a connector array mounted to said first waveguide chamber for attaching transmission control equipment to said first radio device; a connector array mounted to said second waveguide chamber for attaching reception monitoring equipment to said second radio device; and whereby said first radio device can be controlled to transmit said radio signal to said second radio device, said attenuating device can be activated to selectively attenuate said radio signal, and said second radio device can be monitored to determine changes in its reception of said radio signal as said radio signal is selectively attenuated.
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26. A controlled environment radio test apparatus, comprising:
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a waveguide chamber for receiving a radio device therein; said waveguide chamber being sized in proportion to an operational frequency of said radio device to be tested; an antenna probe mounted adjacent one end of said waveguide chamber to receive radio signals transmitted in said waveguide chamber by said radio device positioned adjacent an opposite end of said waveguide chamber; a signal-carrying conductor coupled to said antenna probe to carry said radio signals out of said waveguide chamber; transmission control means for providing a transmission control input to said radio device; and reception monitoring means connected to said signal carrying conductor to monitor the output of said radio device.
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27. A controlled environment radio test apparatus, comprising:
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a waveguide chamber for receiving a radio device therein; said waveguide chamber being sized in proportion to an operational frequency of said radio device to be tested; an antenna probe mounted adjacent to one end of said waveguide chamber to transmit radio signals into said waveguide chamber to be received by said radio device positioned adjacent to an opposite end of said waveguide chamber; a signal-carrying conductor coupled to said antenna probe to carry said radio signals into said waveguide chamber; a reception means for receiving demodulated signal from said radio device; and reception monitoring means connected to said signal carrying conductor to monitor the demodulated output of said radio device.
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