Method for testing data packet transceiver using loop back packet generation
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1. A method for testing a data packet transceiver as a device under test (DUT) by communicating pluralities of data packets between one or more test instruments and said DUT, comprising:
- programming said DUT for loop back operation, wherein a received data packet is decoded to produce decoded data and said decoded data is encoded to produce a corresponding new data packet for transmission;
transmitting, with said one or more test instruments, a plurality of sequential test data packets for reception by said DUT, wherein, in correspondence with said programming of said DUT, at least first and second portions of said transmitted plurality of sequential test data packets have at least one of a plurality of mutually distinct signal characteristics including data packet type, transmission power and transmission frequency such that said signal characteristic of said first portion of said transmitted plurality of sequential test data packets is different from said signal characteristic of said second portion of said transmitted plurality of sequential test data packets;
receiving, with said one or more test instruments, a plurality of sequential DUT data packets from said DUT, wherein, in accordance with said programming of said DUT, at least first and second portions of said plurality of sequential DUT data packets have at least one of said plurality of mutually distinct signal characteristics such that said signal characteristic of said first portion of said plurality of sequential DUT data packets is different from said signal characteristic of said second portion of said plurality of sequential DUT data packets; and
processing said plurality of sequential DUT data packets.
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A method for testing a data packet transceiver as a device under test (DUT) by communicating, between one or more test instruments and the DUT, multiple data packets having at least one mutually distinct signal characteristic, such as data packet type, transmission power or transmission frequency.
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1. A method for testing a data packet transceiver as a device under test (DUT) by communicating pluralities of data packets between one or more test instruments and said DUT, comprising:
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programming said DUT for loop back operation, wherein a received data packet is decoded to produce decoded data and said decoded data is encoded to produce a corresponding new data packet for transmission; transmitting, with said one or more test instruments, a plurality of sequential test data packets for reception by said DUT, wherein, in correspondence with said programming of said DUT, at least first and second portions of said transmitted plurality of sequential test data packets have at least one of a plurality of mutually distinct signal characteristics including data packet type, transmission power and transmission frequency such that said signal characteristic of said first portion of said transmitted plurality of sequential test data packets is different from said signal characteristic of said second portion of said transmitted plurality of sequential test data packets; receiving, with said one or more test instruments, a plurality of sequential DUT data packets from said DUT, wherein, in accordance with said programming of said DUT, at least first and second portions of said plurality of sequential DUT data packets have at least one of said plurality of mutually distinct signal characteristics such that said signal characteristic of said first portion of said plurality of sequential DUT data packets is different from said signal characteristic of said second portion of said plurality of sequential DUT data packets; and processing said plurality of sequential DUT data packets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for testing a data packet transceiver as a device under test (DUT) by communicating pluralities of data packets between one or more test instruments and said DUT, comprising:
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programming said DUT for loop back operation, wherein a received data packet is decoded to produce decoded data and said decoded data is encoded to produce a corresponding new data packet for transmission; communicating respective pluralities of data packets between said one or more test instruments and said DUT by encoding a plurality of test data with said one or more test instruments to produce a test data packet, transmitting said test data packet with said one or more test instruments, receiving said test data packet with said DUT, decoding said received test data packet with said DUT to produce a plurality of DUT data, encoding said plurality of DUT data with said DUT to produce a DUT data packet, transmitting said DUT data packet with said DUT, receiving said DUT data packet with said one or more test instruments, and repeating said encoding of a plurality of test data, said transmitting of said test data packet, said receiving of said test data packet, said decoding of said received test data packet, said encoding of said plurality of DUT data, said transmitting of said DUT data packet and said receiving of said DUT data packet to produce a plurality of test data packets, a plurality of transmitted test data packets and a plurality of received DUT data packets, wherein in correspondence with said programming of said DUT, selected respective ones of said plurality of transmitted test data packets have at least one of a plurality of mutually distinct signal characteristics including data packet type, transmission power and transmission frequency such that said signal characteristic of a first selected one of said plurality of transmitted test data packets is different from said signal characteristic of a second selected one of said plurality of transmitted test data packets, and in accordance with said programming of said DUT, selected respective ones of said plurality of received DUT data packets have at least one of said plurality of mutually distinct signal characteristics such that said signal characteristic of a first selected one of said plurality of received DUT data packets is different from said signal characteristic of a second selected one of said plurality of received DUT data packets; and processing said plurality of received DUT data packets. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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