Test sequences using universal testing system

• US 9,900,116 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2016
• Issued: 02/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Contec LLC (Contec LLC /Management/)
• Original Assignee: Contec LLC (Contec LLC /Management/)
• Inventors: Kumar, Samant, Kumar, Dinesh, Huh, Ina, Ryu, Jin, Tiwari, Rajeev
• Primary Examiner(s): TALUKDER, MD K
• Application Number:
  US14/987,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20170195071A1
• Time in Patent Office: 778 Days
• Field of Search: 455 6711, 455423, 455 6712, 4551151
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/0085 using test signal generators
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/30 of propagation channels

Abstract

A testing system that provides a separate set of virtualization container probes for each of at least a subset of devices that is under testing can perform Wifi Layer 2 and Wifi Layer 3 tests in a manner that minimizes or avoids wireless interference is disclosed.

Claims

1. A testing machine for testing a plurality of devices, the testing machine comprising:

a plurality of slots, wherein;

each slot of at least a subset of the plurality of slots is designed for installing a corresponding device of the plurality of devices to be tested;

each slot of the subset of the plurality of slots is assigned a respective wireless frequency channel for performing one or more wireless tests on each slot'"'"'s corresponding installed device to be tested;

at least one central resource control server, wherein;

the at least one central resource control server controls locking of a plurality of wireless frequency channels;

a respective slot of the subset of the plurality of slots sends a request, to the at least one central resource control server, for a lock on the respective slot'"'"'s assigned frequency channel when the respective slot needs to perform a wireless test on the respective slot'"'"'s corresponding installed device to be tested;

the at least one central resource control server grants the request for the lock on the respective slot'"'"'s assigned frequency channel based on a predetermined set of criteria.

2. The testing machine of claim 1, wherein the predetermined set of criteria comprises:

granting a lock on a respective frequency channel for performing Layer 2 wireless tests only if all previously granted locks on the respective frequency channel for performing Layer 3 wireless tests are released.

3. The testing machine of claim 1, wherein the predetermined set of criteria comprises:

granting a lock on a respective frequency channel for performing Layer 3 wireless tests only if all previously granted locks on the respective frequency channel for performing any wireless tests are released.

4. The testing machine of claim 1, wherein the predetermined set of criteria comprises:

granting a lock on a respective frequency channel for performing wireless tests based on a first-come-first-served basis.

5. The testing machine of claim 1, wherein the predetermined set of criteria comprises:

granting a lock on a respective frequency channel for performing wireless tests based on business rules.

6. The testing machine of claim 1, further comprises a test control computer that is associated with the at least one central resource control server.