Testing system for a wireless access device and method
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1. A system for testing a wireless access device having a plurality of radio modules comprising:
- a housing having an interior chamber, wherein the interior chamber is adapted to receive the wireless access device;
a plurality of interior walls that surround the interior chamber and form an interior perimeter;
a signal absorber attached to at least one of the interior walls;
a plurality of probes coupled to a signal analyzer, adapted to receive radio signals from the plurality of radio modules of the wireless access device and to transmit the radio signals to the signal analyzer for analysis and comparison against a calibration table, wherein the plurality of probes are positioned around the interior perimeter of the interior chamber for respective alignment with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device and are further adapted for positioning adjacent to the antenna of the corresponding radio module and to operate in a near field zone of the antenna of the corresponding radio module; and
a mounting fixture adapted to support the wireless access device in the interior chamber and adapted to position the wireless access device such that each probe of the plurality of probes is aligned with an antenna of the corresponding radio module of the wireless access device.
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Abstract
A system for testing a wireless access device having a plurality of radio modules is provided. The system includes a housing having an interior chamber. The interior chamber is adapted to receive a wireless access device. A plurality of probes are positioned for respective alignment with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device. The plurality of probes are adapted to receive radio signals from the wireless access device.
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1. A system for testing a wireless access device having a plurality of radio modules comprising:
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a housing having an interior chamber, wherein the interior chamber is adapted to receive the wireless access device; a plurality of interior walls that surround the interior chamber and form an interior perimeter; a signal absorber attached to at least one of the interior walls; a plurality of probes coupled to a signal analyzer, adapted to receive radio signals from the plurality of radio modules of the wireless access device and to transmit the radio signals to the signal analyzer for analysis and comparison against a calibration table, wherein the plurality of probes are positioned around the interior perimeter of the interior chamber for respective alignment with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device and are further adapted for positioning adjacent to the antenna of the corresponding radio module and to operate in a near field zone of the antenna of the corresponding radio module; and a mounting fixture adapted to support the wireless access device in the interior chamber and adapted to position the wireless access device such that each probe of the plurality of probes is aligned with an antenna of the corresponding radio module of the wireless access device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for testing a wireless access device having a plurality of radio modules comprising:
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placing the wireless access device into an interior chamber of a housing, wherein a plurality of probes are positioned around an interior perimeter of the interior chamber for respective alignment with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device; aligning each probe of the plurality of probes with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device, wherein the plurality of probes are adapted to receive radio signals from the plurality of radio modules of the wireless access device; positioning the plurality of probes in a near field zone of the antenna of the corresponding radio module of the wireless access device; transmitting the radio signals received at the plurality of probes to a signal analyzer for analysis; analyzing the radio signals received at the signal analyzer; and comparing the analyzed radio signals to a calibration table. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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