CN100592090C

CN100592090C - Methods and apparatus for determining a radiated performance of a wireless device

Info

Publication number: CN100592090C
Application number: CN 200580044478
Authority: CN
Inventors: E·T·奥萨基; K·福克; P·M·泽肯多夫; T·M·卡塞特; P·蒂尔尼; G·A·布赖特; J·李
Original assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2004-10-25
Filing date: 2005-10-25
Publication date: 2010-02-24
Anticipated expiration: 2025-10-25
Also published as: CN101088016A

Abstract

Systems, methods, apparatus, processors and computer-readable media include a radiated testing module that executes a predetermined radiated performance test on a wireless device. The test dictates various performance-related parameters to measure and log at each of a plurality of predetermined positions. Further, the wireless device receives synchronization information operable to enable synchronization between the logged measurements and each of the positions. The synchronized log allows the wireless device, or another apparatus, to determine a radiated performance characteristic based on apredetermined analysis protocol. Further, the described embodiments allow for the determination of several radiated performance characteristics in a single test, using a single, unaltered wireless device.

Description

The method and apparatus that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device

Require right of priority based on 35U.S.C. § 119

Present patent application requires the right of priority of following application, promptly, the name of submitting on October 25th, 2004 is called the provisional application No.60/621 of " ANTENNA CORRELATION FROM MEASUREDCOMPLEX RADIATION PATTERNS ", 883, and the provisional application No.60/660 that is called " METHOD AND APPARATUSFOR PERFORMING RADIATED ANTENNA TESTS " in the name that on March 11st, 2005 submitted, 918, these two applications all are transferred to the application's assignee, thereby by reference it are merged among the application.

Background technology

Described embodiment relates to radio communication device, particularly is used for system, method, equipment, processor and the computer-readable medium of the radiance of definite and wireless device associated antennas system.

Wireless device utilizes radiowave that long haul communication is provided, and is not subjected to the physical constraint based on wired system.Wireless device transmits and receives information via the radiowave that can carry on predetermined frequency band.The antenna that is connected to transmitter and receiver makes wireless device can transmit and receive these radiowaves with associated circuits.The design of wireless device influences its function that transmits and receives radio wave signal, thereby defines and influence the radiance of this device, and wherein, the design of wireless device comprises antenna and the various element relevant with transmitter and receiver.Therefore, people wish to determine and to regulate the radiance of wireless device, so that optimize the function that wireless device transmits radio wave signal.

Yet in the prior art, the method that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device has a lot of shortcomings.Some determine that the test of radiance relates to the destructiveness change to wireless device.For example, in an example, the signal path between antenna and the receiver is interrupted, and is re-routed to external radio frequency (" RF ") connector.Then, carry out the radiation signal power measurement, thereby this external test facility has replaced the receiver on this wireless device by external test facility at this connector place interface.The existence of external RF connector and the external cable that is associated may make the actual emanations performance distortion of wireless device.In addition, owing to carry out required optional equipment and the additional manpower of these destructive changes, these changes have also increased the expense of test process.In addition, destructive change has also increased extra-pay owing to making the wireless device that is modified can't be used for other test.

In addition, in a wireless communication system, may be from the RF modulation signal of transmitter via many travel paths arrival receivers.Usually, the characteristic of travel path can be because for example decline and multiple factor such as multipath and variation in time.

In addition, buildings (for example house) and the surrounding terrain that comprises wall and hillside caused scattering and the reflection that is transmitted.Scattering that transmits and reflection have caused the many signal path from transmitted from transmitter to receiver.The forming factors of many signal path changes along with moving of receiver.

Other signal source has also caused the deterioration of desired signal.Other signal source may be the transmitter that produces spur signal wittingly in other transmitter that moves on the frequency identical with desired signal and the frequency band at desired signal.In addition, the deterioration of other signal source also may produce in receiver self.The grade that signal amplifier in the receiver and signal Processing level may reduce desired signal with respect to thermal noise level.Signal amplifier and processor in the receiver also may produce noise component, perhaps make the distorted signals that is received and further reduce its quality.

For the diversity that resists harmful path effects being provided and improving performance, can use a plurality of antennas that transmit and receive.If the travel path that transmits and receives between the antenna is linear independently (promptly, transmission on one paths is not to form by the linear junction of the transmission on other path is incompatible), in general this situation takes place in a certain scope to I haven't seen you for ages, and the possibility that then correctly receives data transmission increases along with the increase of antenna amount.Therefore, in general, along with the increase that transmits and receives antenna amount, diversity is increased and performance is promoted.

In addition, wireless device may be because multiple former thereby use a plurality of antennas.For example, wireless device often need be operated on a plurality of frequency bands and serve a plurality of operator schemes.Another reason is at present the advanced transmitter framework to be embodied as the performance of using a plurality of antennas to improve some pattern in above-mentioned a plurality of pattern.When operating at the same time, these patterns may interfere with each other, thereby cause the reduction of overall performance.Therefore, be necessary to design the accurate device of the radiance that can estimate wireless device, it can catch the self-interference effect.Current approach need be estimated knockdown device/Antenna Design with some steps, and the test accuracy of current utilization " wired " test exists uncertain.Therefore, also must exploitation design reliably and method of testing.

New improved system, equipment, computer-readable medium, processor and the method that therefore, need be used for the radiance of definite wireless device.

Summary of the invention

Described embodiment can use the single not wireless device of change to determine one or more radiance characteristics in single test, for example effective isotropic radiated power (" EIRP "), receiver sensitivity, total radiant power (" TRP "), total omnidirectional sensitivity (" TIS ") and the envelope correlation relevant with the Rx diversity performance.

In one embodiment, for example, a kind of method that is used for the radiance feature of definite wireless device comprises the measuring-signal feature of the signal of determining that described wireless device receives in each place, position of a plurality of positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test.Described method also comprises in the test log (log) of a plurality of measuring-signal representative records on described wireless device.In addition, described method comprises synchrodata is recorded in the described test log on the described wireless device, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of positions, and corresponding to each the measuring-signal feature in described a plurality of measuring-signal features.Described a plurality of measuring-signal feature and described synchrodata determine the described radiance feature of described wireless device.

In another embodiment, a kind of computer program resides in the computer-readable medium, when carrying out described computer program, its instruct computer device is carried out following operation: the receiver module of determining wireless device with a plurality of positions that predetermined radiance test is associated in the measuring-signal feature of the signal that receives of each place, position.Described operation also comprises in the test log of a plurality of measuring-signal representative records on described wireless device.In addition, described operation comprises synchrodata is recorded in the described test log on the described wireless device, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of positions, and corresponding to each the measuring-signal feature in described a plurality of measuring-signal features.Described a plurality of measuring-signal feature and described synchrodata determine the radiance feature of described wireless device.In a related embodiment, at least one processor is configured to carry out aforesaid operations.

In another embodiment, a kind of wireless device comprises the module of the measuring-signal feature that is used for determining the signal that receives in each place, position of a plurality of positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test.Described device also comprises the module that is used to write down a plurality of measuring-signal features.In addition, described device comprises the module that is used to write down synchrodata, and described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of positions, and corresponding to each the measuring-signal feature in described a plurality of measuring-signal features.Described a plurality of measuring-signal feature and described synchrodata determine the radiance feature of described wireless device.

In another embodiment, a kind of wireless device comprises receiver module, is used for each the position received signal in a plurality of positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test.Described signal has the measuring-signal feature of being determined by described receiver module, described signal also has synchrodata, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of positions, and corresponding to each the measuring-signal feature in a plurality of measuring-signal features.In addition, described device comprises data storage bank, and it has the device to test daily record, and described device to test daily record comprises described measuring-signal feature and the described synchrodata corresponding to each position in described a plurality of positions.Described a plurality of measuring-signal feature and described synchrodata determine the radiance feature of described wireless device.

In another embodiment, a kind of method that is used for the radiation feature of definite wireless device is included in being scheduled to radiance and tests each position of a plurality of positions that are associated, and the signal that will have reference signal characteristics is transmitted into described wireless device.Described method also comprises synchrodata is transmitted into described wireless device, and described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of positions, and corresponding to each signal characteristic in a plurality of signal characteristics of being launched.In addition, described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described synchrodata are used for determining the radiance feature of described wireless device.In a related embodiment, at least one processor is configured to carry out aforesaid operations.In another related embodiment, a kind of computer program instruct computer device when it is performed that resides in the computer-readable medium is carried out aforesaid operations.

In another embodiment, a kind of equipment that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device comprises: be used in each position of a plurality of positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test, the signal that will have reference signal characteristics is transmitted into the module of described wireless device.Described device also comprises the module that is used for synchrodata is transmitted into described wireless device, and described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of positions, and corresponding to each signal characteristic in a plurality of signal characteristics.Described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described synchrodata are used for determining the radiance feature of described wireless device.

In another embodiment, a kind of controller that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device comprises radio-signal system, is used in each position of a plurality of positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test signal being transmitted into described wireless device.Described signal comprises reference signal characteristics and synchrodata, and described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of positions, and corresponding to each reference signal characteristics in a plurality of reference signal characteristics.Described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described synchrodata are used for determining the radiance feature of described wireless device.

In another embodiment, a kind of system that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device comprises controller system, is used for generating control signal based on predetermined radiance test.Described control signal has location component and corresponding signaling component, and described location component defines the selected location in a plurality of precalculated positions, and described signaling component definition has the radio signal of reference signal characteristics and predetermined synchrodata.In addition, described predetermined synchrodata is corresponding to the selected location in described a plurality of precalculated positions.In addition, described system comprises radio-signal system, and it comprises signal generator, and described radio-signal system is used to receive at least a portion of described control signal, and generates described radio signal based on described signaling component.

In another embodiment, a kind of wireless device comprises receiver mechanism, is used to receive the signal with reference signal characteristics and predetermined synchrodata.Described reference signal characteristics is associated with predetermined radiance test, and wherein, described predetermined synchrodata is corresponding to the selected location in a plurality of positions of the described wireless device that is associated with described predetermined radiance test.In addition, described device comprises disposal system, and itself and described receiver mechanism communicate, and are used for determining the measuring-signal feature based on the signal that is received.Described measuring-signal feature is corresponding to described reference signal characteristics, and described disposal system also is used for analyzing described predetermined synchrodata from the signal that is received.In addition, described device comprises data storage bank, is used to store the test log that comprises described measuring-signal feature and corresponding predetermined synchrodata.In addition, described device comprises the radiance test module, be used for collecting described measuring-signal feature and described corresponding predetermined synchrodata from described disposal system, and it is stored in the described data storage bank, based on described predetermined radiance test, described measuring-signal feature and described corresponding predetermined synchrodata determine the radiance feature of described wireless device at least in part.

In another embodiment, a kind of method of radiance of definite wireless device, comprise with wireless device be positioned at be scheduled to a plurality of precalculated positions that radiance test is associated in the place, selected location.Described method comprises and sends signal to described wireless device that described signal has corresponding to the reference signal characteristics of selected location and predetermined synchrodata.In addition, described method comprises from described wireless device receiving record, described record comprises measuring-signal feature and relevant with described predetermined synchrodata, and wherein said measuring-signal feature is by the measurement of the receiver module on the described wireless device and corresponding to described reference signal characteristics.In addition, described method comprises based on described predetermined synchrodata, with described measuring-signal feature and synchronous corresponding to the positional information of selected location.In addition, described method comprises based on described quilt synchronous measuring-signal feature and positional information, generates the radiance feature of described wireless device.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of an embodiment that is used for determining the system of wireless device radiance;

Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of an embodiment of the wireless device that uses in the system of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of an embodiment of the user interface/form that can move on the wireless device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of an embodiment of the controller system that uses in the system of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram by an embodiment of the predetermined radiance testing element of the wireless device of Fig. 1 and/or controller system use;

Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of an embodiment of the control test log that is associated with the controller system of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram of an embodiment of method of radiance of determining being used for of can carrying out the wireless device of Fig. 1 on wireless device;

Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram of an embodiment of method of radiance of determining being used for of can carrying out the wireless device of Fig. 1 on the equipment of for example controller system;

Fig. 9 is the view that the antenna rho value according to the antenna rho value of measuring according to complex radiation pattern (complex radiatedpattern) of description embodiment and measurement in the field of a plurality of dissimilar phones compares; And

Figure 10 is the form that comprises the rho value of calculating according to description embodiment, and it has a plurality of varying environments or the channel model of the incident electromagnetic field of different qualities corresponding to expression.

Embodiment

With reference to figure 1, in one embodiment, the system 10 that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device 12 comprises controller system 14, and controller system 14 is used to generate control signal 16 so that radio wave signal 18 is transmitted into wireless device 12.Wireless device 12 is positioned at 22 places, position of test cabinet 20, and described position 22 is to select from testing the 24 a plurality of precalculated positions that are associated with the predetermined radiance that is moved by controller system 14.Control signal 16 comprises location component 26, and it has defined the physical coordinates of selected location 22, thereby has specified moving of positioning system 28 that wireless device 12 is installed to.In addition, control signal 16 comprises corresponding signaling component 30, and it has defined radio wave signal 18, thereby has specified the transmission of radio-signal system 32.In one embodiment, for example, the base station in the radio-signal system 32 analog cellular telephone networks, thus radio wave signal 18 can be considered to forward channel signal.In addition, radio wave signal 18 can comprise reality such as signal power for example or reference signal characteristics 34 and for example corresponding to predetermined synchrodatas 36 such as the positional information of selected location 22 or temporal informations.For example, reference signal characteristics 34 is the known features or the values that can be used as reference value in subsequent calculations such as for example gain calculating.Similarly, predetermined synchrodata 36 measured value that can make wireless device 12 obtain when obtaining measured value is associated with the physical coordinates of the position 22 of wireless device 12.

Wireless device 12 receives and processing signals 18, generates the measuring-signal feature 38 corresponding to reference signal characteristics 34.In other words, measuring-signal feature 38 is reception values of reference signal characteristics 34, and it is to be measured by the receiver related elements that is positioned on the wireless device 12.In addition, the synchrodata 36 that wireless device 12 is analyzed from signal 18 provides the function that corresponding measuring-signal feature 38 is associated with the corresponding selected location of measuring 22 thus.In addition, wireless device 12 comprises radiance test module 40, and the measured value and the indication of its monitoring received signal are analyzed its data.In addition, the record that radiance test module 40 is carried out measuring-signal feature 38 and synchrodata 36 forms the record for the test condition and the test result of each selected location 22 thus.Then, system 10 sorts on remaining a plurality of precalculated positions, till all receiving signal in all positions of being determined by given predetermined radiance test 24.

In case all detecting informations are record all, radiance test module 40 is just analyzed all the measuring-signal feature 38 that is recorded and corresponding synchronous data 36, and generates the radiance feature 42 of wireless device 12.In one embodiment, for example, radiance feature 42 can comprise radiosensitivity tolerance, and it is at the power gain at the antenna place of wireless device 12 and/or the function of voltage gain, and can measure it for individual antenna or a plurality of antenna.Embodiment for wireless device 12 with a plurality of antennas, radiance feature 38 can comprise the complex voltage receiving gain, the correlativity that it is used to predict between a plurality of reception chain/antennas provides the indication that given antenna is provided with the diversity gain that is provided thus.

In another embodiment, for example wherein, synchrodata 36 comprises temporal information, and then radiance feature 42 can be determined at controller system 14 places.In this case, the daily record of measuring-signal feature 38 and corresponding synchronous data 36 can be sent to the test manager module 44 that is positioned at controller system 14 from wireless device 12.Test manager module 44 is preserved another daily record of corresponding temporal information and positional information, it is associated with daily record from wireless device 12, so that produce testing the measuring-signal feature 38 synchronization position recording of information or the daily records of each position of 24 appointments with predetermined radiance.In this case, test manager module 44 begins to analyze this synchronous daily record, to determine radiance feature 42.

In other embodiments, for example, predetermined radiance test 24 can comprise relating to and is derived from test wireless device and radio wave signal 46 that be launched into radio-signal system 32.This test is the performance test of the emission chain/antenna of wireless device 12.In the embodiment of the base station of radio-signal system 32 analog cellular telephone networks, the radio wave signal 46 that is derived from wireless device can be considered reverse channel signals.Signal 46 comprises reference signal characteristics 48, and it can be used as the benchmark of subsequent calculations, and radio-signal system 32 reception and processing signals 46, generates the corresponding measuring-signal feature 50 that is received by system 32 thus.In this embodiment, the test and management module on the controller system 14 44 is carried out the relevant position recording of information to measuring-signal feature 50 and discovery in the component 26 of location.Then, system 10 is at the enterprising line ordering in remaining a plurality of precalculated positions, till all receiving signal 46 in all positions of being determined by given predetermined radiance test 24.In case all detecting informations all are recorded, the relevant position information (it also can be considered synchronizing information 36) that test and management module 44 is just analyzed all measuring-signal features that are recorded 50 and come self-align component 26, and the radiance feature 42 of generation wireless device 12.In this case, for example, radiance feature 42 can comprise the measured value of the transmission performance of wireless device 12, gains as emissive power.In addition, if with a plurality of precalculated positions that each test is associated in exist overlappingly, then wireless device 12 can be set to simultaneously received signal 18 and transmit 46, shortens the test duration thus.

Therefore, system 10 is included in direct recorder machine data on the wireless device 12 with having superiority, has eliminated the demand to aerial lug and cable thus, and wherein aerial lug and cable may make the true receiver coherent radiation performance distortion of device.In addition, system 10 provides measuring-signal feature 38 and positional information or corresponding to the wireless synchronization of the physical coordinates of each selected location 22 with having superiority, has eliminated thus the aerial lug that is connected to external sync and equipment for after-treatment and the demand of cable.Carry out when in addition, record that is provided by the wireless device 12 of system 10 and synchronizing function allow a plurality of radiances test.Therefore, system 10 provides the high-efficient disposition of the radiance that is used for definite wireless device 12.

In a particular embodiment, for example, system as herein described, equipment and method are assisted the radiation test to mobile phone.In this embodiment, can derive several radiance features 42 according to the measurement data of in single test, collecting.The radiance feature 42 that can be determined especially, is: total radiant power (" TRP ") feature, total omnidirectional sensitivity (" TIS ") feature, peak value effective isotropic radiated power (" EIRP ") feature, peak value receiver sensitivity feature, peak gain feature, average gain feature and the pattern correlativity of enabling the phone of diversity.Usually, described embodiment receives (complexreceive) with three wireless execution multiple connections of channel frequency and emission maximum EIRP pattern is measured, and need not to be connected to the cable of test telephone.By wirelessly carrying out predetermined radiation test, described embodiment may cause the exterior antenna test cable of radiation pattern distortion and improve measuring accuracy via elimination.In addition, described embodiment need not specific proving installation, and this is because only a phone just can carry out all tests; On the contrary, prior art needs an independent cable telephony device to test to be used for antenna gain/pattern, and needs second wireless telephone to be used for peak E IRP and receiving sensitivity radiation test.In addition, this specific embodiment provides method of testing fast, as is described in more detail below, and this method is quicker than current TRP and TIS method of testing.For example, compare with 3-5 hour duration with the prior art TIS test of a frequency only, based on the test findings of using current system, for basic, normal, high frequency, the total duration that TRP and TIS test approximately is 1.75 hours.

In this particular example, for example, in the far field anechoic room that is calibrated, carry out and measure.Test application is written into test telephone, and the control of other special use and the poster processing soft are written into the principal computer of control chamber (chamber) equipment.With the cell site simulator or call out the electromagnetic horn that box (call box) is connected to chamber, realize that thus the air download (OTA) of the test telephone on the rotating basis that is installed in the chamber far-end is called out.

For the receiving mode test, order this phone that user-defined packet is recorded on the storer of test telephone.Defined packet (for example " rake refers to channel estimating " daily record grouping) comprises multiple pilot signal (for example same-phase and quadrature phase), and described multiple pilot signal is to be received by telephone antenna when the electromagnetic plane wave irradiation that phone is launched from the calling cartridge device.Can be by coming trigger recording to the order of test telephone wireless transmission from calling out box.By moving of this recording events and pedestal and test telephone is synchronous, each place of taking measurement of an angle on the visual field that covers sphere obtains multiple same-phase and quadrature phase receives pattern data.In addition, utilize the chamber loudspeaker that carry out vertical and horizontal polarization orientation to test, receive pattern thereby obtain vertical and horizontal.In addition, for the phone of enabling diversity, by writing down the multiple connection receipts pattern that identical integrated data obtains secondary antenna in a similar fashion.

Test for emission mode, power meter is used for measuring by test telephone utilizes the radiation power of telephony transmitter with maximum power transmission at given direction of measurement.For example via carrying out radiation with its maximum transmission power from the OTA signal command test telephone of calling out cartridge device.Institute's emitted power is collected by the chamber loudspeaker, and is taken measurement of an angle with each by power meter and to measure.In addition, determine chamber path loss, it can be produced by reference signal, can determine the EIRP of phone thus.When test telephone being rotated to each test angle that covers sphere, store measured data in real time.In addition, test, obtain vertical and horizontal polarization EIRP pattern thus for the chamber loudspeaker that carry out vertical and horizontal polarization location.

Take measurement of an angle with each and sequentially to carry out whole three measurements, that is, the emission EIRP and the secondary antenna of advocating peace receive multiple field measurement.Therefore, can utilize the execution of single test to collect whole receptions and emission data.

Other details relevant with this specific embodiment is described below.

With reference to figure 2, wireless device 12 can comprise the computerized wireless device of any kind, for example cell phone, personal digital assistant, two-way text pager and portable computer.Wireless device can be remote slave equipment or not have its final user but other device by the wireless network Data transmission only.The example of remote slave device comprises remote sensor, diagnostic tool, data relaying or the like.Function in execution on the wireless device 12 described herein can correspondingly be carried out on any type of wireless device or computer module, includes but not limited to radio modem, pcmcia card, wireless access terminal, radio individual computing machine, wireless telephone or its combination in any or sub-portfolio.

In addition, wireless device 12 has: input mechanism 52 is used to generate the input to wireless device; And output mechanism 54, be used to generate information by user's use of wireless device.For example, input mechanism 52 can comprise as mechanisms such as button or keyboard, mouse, touch display screen, sound identification modules.Input to wireless device can comprise the menu selection that is used to dispose, change parameter and operation radiation test or the information that is write down is sent out device.In addition, for example, output mechanism 54 can comprise display, audio tweeter, haptic feedback mechanism etc.The output information that is generated can comprise the above menu that is used to the form carrying out test and transmit test result, test result etc. that relates to.

In addition, wireless device 12 has computer platform 56, and it can launch data on wireless network, and can receive and executive software application program and showing from the data of another computer installation emission that is connected to wireless network.Computer platform 56 comprises data storage bank 58, it can comprise volatibility and nonvolatile memory, for example ROM (read-only memory) (" ROM ") and/or random access memory (" RAM "), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (" EPROM "), electronics Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (" EEPROM "), flash card or the general any storer of computer platform.In addition, data storage bank 58 can comprise one or more secondary or third level memory storages, for example magnetic medium, light medium, tape or floppy disk or hard disk.

In addition, computer platform 56 also comprises processing engine 60, and it can be special IC (" ASIC "), perhaps other chipset, processor, logical circuit, perhaps other data processing equipment.Processing engine 60 or for example other processor of ASIC can carry out application programming interface (" API ") layer 62, any resident program interface of for example radiance test module 40 in the data storage bank 58 of API 62 and wireless device 12.API 62 is runtime environments of carrying out on the respective wireless device.A kind of such runtime environment is by Qualcomm, Inc. (San Diego, California) Kai Fa BREW

(BREW

) software.Also can use other runtime environment, for example, can be used for controlling the execution of application program on the wireless computing device.

Processing engine 60 comprises the various processing subsystems 64 that are implemented in hardware, firmware, software and the combination thereof, and it can realize the function and the operability of wireless device on wireless network of wireless device 12.For example, processing subsystem 64 can initiate and keep and the communicating by letter and exchanges data of other network equipment.In a for example cellular embodiment, communication process engine 60 can comprise the combination of a processing subsystem 64 or processing subsystem 64, for example: sound, nonvolatile memory, file system, emission, reception, searcher, layer 1, layer 2, layer 3, main control, teleprogram, mobile phone, power management, diagnosis, digital signal processor, vocoder, message transmission, call manager, bluetooth

System, bluetooth

LPOS, position determine, location engine, user interface, dormancy, data, services, security, authentication, USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module)/subscriber identification module (" USIM/SIM "), speech business, figure, USB (universal serial bus) (" USB "), for example Motion Picture Experts Group multimedias such as (" MPEG "), GPRS (" GPRS ") etc.For the disclosed embodiments, the processing subsystem 64 of processing engine 60 can comprise with computer platform 56 on the mutual any subsystem components of application program carried out.For example, processing subsystem 64 can comprise from the API 62 that represents radiance test module 40 and receives any subsystem components that data reads and data write.In addition, can obtain relevant data of all or part of receiver and/or the relevant data of transmitter from these subsystems 64, these data are collected and then are recorded by radiance test module 40.

Computer platform 56 can also comprise the communication module 66 that is implemented in hardware, firmware, software and the combination thereof, and it has realized the communication between each element of wireless device 12 and between wireless device 12 and wireless network.In one embodiment, for example, communication module 66 comprises: transmitter module 68 is used for wirelessly launching for example information of radio wave signal 48 via antenna system 72; And receiver module 70, be used for wirelessly receiving for example information of radio wave signal 18 via antenna system 72.As mentioned above, antenna system 72 can comprise individual antenna, for example unipole antenna, dipole antenna, helical antenna, flat plane antenna etc., and perhaps antenna system 72 can comprise that any combination of individual antenna is to form many antennas.For example, this multiaerial system can comprise multiple-input and multiple-output (" MIMO ") communication system, and it adopts a plurality of (N _TIndividual) emitting antenna and a plurality of (N _RIndividual) receiving antenna to be to be used for data transmission.Alternatively, for example, this multiaerial system can comprise the single output of many inputs (" MISO ") communication system, and it adopts a plurality of (N _TIndividual) emitting antenna and single receive antenna to be to be used for data transmission.Under any circumstance, the receiver module 70 that combines antenna system 72 can be considered as the reception chain of wireless device 12.Similarly, transmitter module 68 and antenna system 72 can be considered as the emission chain of wireless device.

In addition, as mentioned above, computer platform 13 also comprises the radiance test module 40 of the radiation test correlated activation on the management wireless device 12.Radiance test module 40 can comprise any hardware, software, firmware and/or other executable instruction set that can be used for managing any ensemble of communication, receiver data and/or transmitter data that described information is for example relevant with the radiance feature 42 of wireless device 12.Radiance test module 40 can at any time be activated and write down, stores and generate the relevant data of available measuring-signal feature 38, synchrodata 36, any transmitter and/or receiver and/or test 24 relevant any information with predetermined radiance.

In one embodiment, for example, radiance test module 40 comprises actuating logic 74, the function that it provides collection, storage and visit or transmits the relevant information of radiance test.In addition, in certain embodiments, actuating logic 74 can start wireless device 12 generates the radiance feature based on the parameter of given performance test 24 function.

In addition, radiance test module 40 comprises device to test configuration 76, and it has defined corresponding to the daily record parameter 78 and/or the test variable 80 of being tested 24 by the predetermined radiance of controller system 14 operations.For example, daily record parameter 78 has defined the information type that will collect, and it is recorded as receiver data 82 and/or transmitter data 84, to be used for given radiance test.In one embodiment, for example, daily record parameter 78 has defined the measured or reference receiver data 82 that can obtain and/or measured or reference transmitter data 84 from one or more processing subsystems 64.Under wireless telephonic situation, for example, daily record parameter 78 can comprise the daily record data grouping that can obtain from processing engine 60 and/or processing subsystem 64.The example of the information that comprises in this daily record data grouping comprises, but be not limited to: from the received power of given reception chain/antenna, emissive power, the same-phase pilot tone voltage that is associated with given reception chain and quadrature phase pilot tone voltage from given emission chain/antenna, the rake refer in lock-out state, the received signal relative delay (for example, when receiving reflected signal, to the time difference between the reception of first and second examples of same signal) etc.Especially, in the embodiment of a cdma system, this daily record data grouping comprises " search TNG rake finger-like attitude " grouping, the grouping of " RF " son, the grouping of " rake refers to information " son and the grouping of " frequency pilot sign of filtering " son.Additionally or alternatively, daily record parameter 78 can define other radiance relevant information that maybe can insert that wireless device 12 is received.For example, in one embodiment, daily record parameter 78 can comprise the test configurations relevant information and/or the packet of the signal that received from wireless device 12 in information, for example from the reference signal characteristics 34 and/or the synchrodata 36 of signal 18.Yet, should be appreciated that also to define many other daily record parameters 78 according to the characteristic of given radiance test.

In addition, for example, test variable 80 has defined and has collected the value that receiver data 82 and/or transmitter data 84 and/or the execution analysis to collected data is associated.In one embodiment, for example, the type of test variable 80 comprise sampling rate, each sampling number of data packets, enable or the code of the record of stopping using etc.Yet, should be appreciated that also to define many other test variable 80 according to the characteristic of given radiance test.

In addition, actuating logic 74 can be used for impelling the user of wireless device 12 from a plurality of available test configurations, daily record parameter and/or test variable selection setter test configurations 74 and/or daily record parameter 78 and/or the test variable 80 that is associated.For example, referring to figs. 2 and 3, radiance test module 40 can comprise user interface or form 75, for example can be shown to a plurality of navigation menus of user via output mechanism 54.Form 75 can comprise header information 77 and footnote information 79, so that discern given menu, program and/or version.In addition, form 75 can provide executable command 81, to enable the function that various and given test is associated.For example, order 81 can comprise as issuing orders: beginning is used for indicating module and begins based on being configured into line item; Stop, being used for indicating module and stopping record; Wipe whole daily records, be used for wiping any daily record that storer is stored; Suspend, be used for the indicating module charged timeout, yet module can comprise if the storer that is using arrives the logic of predetermined threshold automatic pause record; Recover, be used for after pause command, restarting record; Discharge, be used to discharge the internal storage buffer zone, for example be used for debugging operations; Write store is used for being written to second memory with recorded from first memory; The simulation outage is used to make the common outage of device imitation so that call and carry out the removing function, and it can be used for debugging; Request is uploaded, and is used to ask any data of storing and/or daily record are uploaded to for example another computer installation of controller system 14; And audio frequency/vibration, be used to be provided with the switching of audio frequency and/or vibrating alert feedback, for example, when receiving order and/or beginning data call and/or when request, upload or finish when uploading and use, and in debugging operations, use from another device.In addition, form 75 can comprise variable field 83, for example is used for the value of input test variable 80.Therefore, the user can be via 75 configurations of the form on the wireless device 12 and the predetermined radiance test of operation.

Alternatively, device to test configuration 76 can be launched into wireless device 12 via wired or wireless connection, perhaps can be included in during fabrication on the computer platform 56.

In addition, radiance test module 40 comprises device to test daily record 86, and it is used for storing the radiance relevant information based on device to test configuration 76.Device to test daily record 86 comprises the record of storage in the data storage bank 58, and this record can comprise test condition and/or the test result that is associated with the one or more radiance tests that utilize wireless device 12 to carry out.As mentioned above, for example, device to test daily record 86 can comprise wireless device (" WD ") receiver data 82 and/or WD transmitter data 84.In one embodiment, receiver data 82 comprise one or more measuring-signal features 38, in case at each 22 place, selected location signal 18 is handled, just can collect described measuring-signal feature 38 from processing subsystem 64.In addition, device to test daily record 86 can comprise corresponding to the out of Memory of wireless device in the data of given radiance test period generation.For example, device to test daily record 86 can comprise the information that is comprised in the received signal, for example from the predetermined synchrodata 36 and/or the reference signal characteristics 34 of signal 18.In one embodiment, reference signal data 34 can be the data of definition by the original state of the signal 18 of wireless device 12 receptions, for example performance number, amplitude, phase value, frequency values, signal type/agreement etc.In one embodiment, predetermined synchrodata 36 can be the temporal information when being in selected location 22 corresponding to wireless device, or the positional information of the coordinate of definition selected location 22.In addition, device to test daily record 86 can comprise whole or any part of the device to test configuration 76 that is associated with collected receiver data 82 and/or transmitter data 84, so that be the reference that the test condition that is associated with the given set of collected data is provided convenience.

In addition, in certain embodiments, radiance test module 40 can comprise device analysis device module 88, and it determines the radiance feature 42 that is associated with wireless device 12 for given predetermined radiance test 24.Device analysis device module 88 can comprise any hardware, software, firmware and/or other executable instruction set that is used for any information that analytical equipment test log 86 collects and generates radiance feature 42.In one embodiment, for example, device analysis device module 88 can comprise analyzes agreement 90, and it can comprise the function that is associated with the method for handling and/or analyze the information in the daily record 86, algorithm etc., so that generation radiance feature 42.For example, analysis agreement 90 can comprise the realization to performance test, integrated agreement, analogy model, forecast model, statistical study etc., for example be used to use the information that is write down to determine expectation tolerance (what for example the part of test result was separated or tested finally separates), promptly the radiance feature 42.Thereby radiance feature 42 can be a tolerance, for example, but is not limited to: the gain difference between power and/or voltage gain, sensitivity measure value, multiple pattern correlativity, decline correlativity, two the reception chain/antennas etc.In addition, radiance test module 40 can be stored in the radiance feature 42 that is generated in the device to test daily record 86, perhaps be stored in other record that is associated with one or more assemblies of daily record 86, be used on the wireless device 12 and/or in transmission, check and/or the analysis at another computerized device place of for example controller system 14.In addition, analyze agreement 90 and can be included in the device to test configuration 76, and between the fruiting period of carrying out definite radiance test, visit by device analysis device module 88.

With reference to figure 1 and Fig. 4-6, controller system 14 can comprise hardware, software, firmware, workstation, server, personal computer, microcomputer, mainframe computer or any special use of any kind or at least one in the general-purpose computations device.In addition, controller system 14 can all reside on the wireless device 12.In addition, controller system 14 can comprise disjoint server or the computer installation that is used for carrying out jointly function described herein.Controller system 14 (or a plurality of module) can send for example resident ageng or application programs such as radiance test module 40 to wireless device 12 by wireless network, thereby wireless device 12 is from its resident application program and subsystem return message.For example, wireless device 12 can be launched the result of actuating unit test configurations 76 with the form of device to test daily record 86 during predetermined radiance test 24, wherein, controller system 14 can be then with itself and preset time information or positional information synchronously to generate radiance feature 42.

In addition, controller system 14 has: input mechanism 92 is used to generate the input to system; And output mechanism 94, be used to generate information by user's use of controller system.For example, input mechanism 92 can comprise as mechanisms such as button or keyboard, mouse, touch display screen, sound identification modules.Input to controller system 14 can comprise setting, changes parameter and move radiation test or will be from the recorded information and the synchronous menu option of the recorded information on the controller system of wireless device.In addition, for example, output mechanism 94 can comprise display screen, audio tweeter, haptic feedback mechanism etc.The output information that is generated can comprise that above relating to is used to carry out test and synchronously and/or calculate the menu of the form etc. of test result, test result.

In addition, controller system 14 has computer platform 96, and it can transmit and receive data, and can receive and executive software application program and video data.Computer platform 96 comprises storing mechanism 98, it can comprise volatibility and non-volatile memory, for example ROM (read-only memory) (" ROM ") and/or random access memory (" RAM "), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (" EPROM "), electronics Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (" EEPROM "), flash card or the general any storer of computer platform.In addition, storing mechanism 98 can comprise one or more secondary or third level memory storages, for example magnetic medium, light medium, tape or floppy disk or hard disk.

In addition, computer platform 96 also comprises CPU (central processing unit) 100, and it can be one or its combination in special IC (" ASIC ") or other chipset, logical circuit, programmable logic device (PLD) or any other data processing equipment.The instruction and data that comprises in CPU (central processing unit) 100 translation and the executive software, for example all or part of radiation test manager module 44, below with more detailed description.

In addition, computer platform 96 also comprises the communication module 102 that is implemented in hardware, firmware, software and the combination thereof, and it has been realized between each element of controller system 14 and controller system 14 and for example communicating by letter between other device such as positioning system 28, radio-signal system 32 and wireless device 12.For example, communication module 102 comprises input port and output port, for example is respectively applied for receiving trap test log 86 and emissioning controling signal 16.

As mentioned above, computer platform 96 also comprises radiation test manager module 44, be used to carry out and Management Controller system 14 on all radiance test operations.Radiation test manager module 44 can be implemented in hardware, firmware, software and the combination thereof.In one embodiment, radiation test manager module 44 comprises management logic 104, and it provides the function of the predetermined radiance test 24 of operation.In addition, in certain embodiments, management logic 104 can provide and begin to analyze collector journal to generate the function of radiance feature 24.

In one embodiment, radiation test manager module 44 comprises storehouse 106, and it has can be by a plurality of predetermined radiance test 108 of controller system 14 operations.For example, a plurality of predetermined radiance tests 108 can comprise different test protocols, it can change along with standard body, wireless carrier, manufacturers of wireless devices, wireless device processor, antenna system, wireless device model, and it can also be designed to determine different radiance features.Under any circumstance, management logic 104 can provide an interface to the user, so that selective radiation performance test 24 from a plurality of predetermined radiance tests 108.Alternatively, radiance test 24 can be loaded on the computer platform 96 individually, and is carried out by radiation test manager module 44.

With reference to figure 5, in one embodiment, predetermined radiance test 24 comprises the set with a plurality of positions 110, and wherein signal 18 and 46 is launched into wireless device 12 respectively or launches from wireless device 12 in described position.A plurality of positions 110 are corresponding to the fc-specific test FC agreement.For example, according to the requirement of some radiation tests, a plurality of positions 110 can comprise a plurality of points on the sphere.Yet, should be appreciated that a plurality of positions 110 can comprise a plurality of points that are associated with the shape of the line of any kind or any kind.What be associated with 18,46 respectively as mentioned above, can be one or more reference signal characteristics 34 and 48.Any other may command signal parameter that these

reference signal characteristics

34,48 can include, but not limited to signal power, signal amplitude, signal phase, signal frequency, signal type/agreement and can be set for the radiance of determining wireless device 12.

In addition, in certain embodiments, signal 18,46 can also comprise the packet that can be defined as predetermined air download (" OTA ") data 112.For example, as mentioned above, predetermined OTA data 112 can comprise the predetermined synchrodata 36 of definition time information 114 and/or positional information 116.Temporal information 114 comprises and has defined the data that wireless device 12 is in time of a position (for example the selected location 22) in a plurality of positions 110.In one embodiment, for example, temporal information 114 can be obtained from time module 118, and time module 118 can be the local module that is associated with CPU (central processing unit) 100, or controller system 14 is for carrying out the addressable far module of data sync.Positional information 116 comprises the data of the volume coordinate that defines selected location 22.As mentioned above, predetermined synchrodata 36 is used for being associated with all positions of a plurality of positions 110 in for example measuring-signal feature 38 (being received by wireless device 12) at each 22 place, selected location or the measured value of measuring-signal feature 50 (being received by radio-signal system 32), so that generate the measurement data set that is used to analyze.

In addition, predetermined OTA data 112 can comprise additional OTA data 120, and additional OTA data 120 can comprise the predefined data grouping, and the predefined data grouping comprises the message in the given wireless protocols.These message can comprise a plurality of son groupings of further definition additional data.For example, in the CDMA agreement, additional OTA data 120 can comprise beep-page message, acknowledge message, registration message, system parameters message and any other Overhead Message.In addition, additional OTA data 120 can also comprise sub-grouping information, for example service option, system banner (" SID ") sign indicating number, network identity (" NID ") sign indicating number, latitude and longitude of base station coordinate, system configuration/parameter information, test configurations/parameter information etc.In addition, additional OTA data 120 can comprise the code of the function that is used to control wireless device 12, for example, are used for start and stop record, are used to indicate and change the position, be used to indicate code and any other device control parameters of when transmitting.For example, different SID code value can be used to begin and stop the record of daily record parameter 78.In addition, in one embodiment, predetermined synchrodata 36 can be embedded in the not use part of the standard Overhead Message that is defined by additional OTA data 120.

In addition, as described in detail above, predetermined radiance test 24 can also comprise device to test configuration 76.Device to test configuration 76 can comprise the relevant information of computerized device, and described computerized device has suitable test module to carry out all or part of predetermined radiance test 24.For example, device to test configuration 76 can make in wireless device 12 and the controller system 14 one or both carry out predetermined radiance test 24.In addition, device to test configuration 76 can also comprise the summary info that test parameter is described.In one embodiment, for example, device to test configuration 76 can be used as the part of additional OTA data 120 and is launched into wireless device 12.

In addition, radiance test 24 can comprise daily record parameter 78 and 80 set of test friendship amount that are used to carry out test or are used for encapsulating in device to test configuration 76.In addition, based on given test parameter, radiance test 24 can comprise the predetermined set of the control command 16 that is used to carry out test.

In addition, as described in detail above, predetermined radiance test 24 can additionally comprise analyzes agreement 90, is used for handling and/or analyzing the information of daily record 86 so that generate radiance feature 42.In the embodiment of wireless device 12 execution analyses, for example, analyze agreement 90 and can be used as the part of additional OTA data 120 and be launched into wireless device 12.Alternatively, analyzing agreement 90 can be by controller system 14 local use.

Return Fig. 4, predetermined radiance test 24 is carried out by radiation test manager module 44, to generate control signal 16 based on the various parameters that are associated with the test 24 of each position.As previously mentioned, control signal 16 comprises location component 26, is used for via positioning system 28 wireless device 12 being moved between each position of a plurality of positions 110.In addition, as previously mentioned, control signal comprises signaling component 30, is used for coming control signal 18 transmission of 12 from radio-signal system 32 to wireless device based on reference signal characteristics 34.

In one embodiment, for example when wireless device 12 is sent to controller system 14 with device to test daily record 86, perhaps relate to from the measurement of the transmission signals 46 of wireless device 12 time when test 24, controller system 14 is determined the radiance feature 42 of wireless devices 12.With reference to figure 6, in another case, radiation test manager module 44 also comprises control test log 122, is used to keep the record of test condition and/or test result.In one embodiment, for example, control test log 122 comprises the device to test configuration 76 that is used to write down test parameter, and described test parameter can comprise all or part of data that are associated with predetermined radiation test 24, as mentioned above.

In addition, control test log 122 can comprise the predetermined value of test parameter, and described predetermined value can be then compares with the measured value of test parameter, so that determine the radiance of wireless device 12.For example, control test log 122 can comprise that the record of receiver control data 126, this record comprise the message about the signal (for example signal 46) that is received from wireless device 12 by radio-signal system 32.For example, receiver control data 126 can comprise measuring-signal feature 50, predetermined synchrodata 36, reference signal characteristics 48 and/or any information that other is associated with the signal 46 that receives from wireless device 12.Similarly, control test log 122 can comprise and control transmitter data 128 that it comprises the information about the signal (for example signal 18) that is transmitted into wireless device 12 by radio-signal system 32.For example, control transmitter data 128 and can comprise reference signal characteristics 34, it has defined the information about the signal 18 that is launched into wireless device 12, synchrodata 36, measuring-signal feature 38, and/or any out of Memory that is associated with the signal 18 that is launched into wireless device 12.

In addition, in the above-described embodiments, radiation test manager module 44 can comprise performance analyser module 130, as mentioned above, the data execution analysis agreement 90 that comprises in described performance analyser module 130 pairs of control test log 122 and/or the device to test daily record 86 is so that determine radiance feature 42.Can be identical with the analyzer module 88 on the wireless device 12 or similar performance analyzer module 130 can comprise and be used for any hardware, software, firmware and/or other executable instruction set that any information that control test log 122 and/or device to test daily record 86 are collected is analyzed.

In addition, performance analyser module 130 can additionally comprise synchronous logic 132, it can be used for collecting control test log 122 and/or device to test daily record 86 and merge record, so that signal, measurement and position are carried out synchronously, thereby generates synchrodata daily record 134.Especially, the synchrodata 36 between synchronous logic 132 coalignment test logs 86 and the control test log 122 is so that correspondingly that the measuring-signal feature is related with it reference signal characteristics is complementary.For example, in one embodiment, the described result that the coupling of record is made up is synchrodata daily record 134.In this case, 130 pairs of synchrodata daily records of performance analyser module, 134 execution analysis agreements 90 are so that generate radiance feature 42.

Return Fig. 1, positioning system 28 can be any mechanism that wireless device 12 can be moved to selected location 22.In one embodiment, for example, positioning system 28 comprises positioner 136, and it receives the location component 26 (it discerns selected location 22) of control signal 16, and indication localizer assembly 138 moves to selected location 22 with the wireless device 12 that is connected.For example, localizer assembly 138 can comprise a plurality of supporting constructions (for example arm and pedestal), it can distinguish rotation independently and/or linear moving, make localizer assembly 138 wireless device 12 can be moved to any given plane and/or sphere position, perhaps wireless device 12 is rotated around the axle that passes given position.In one embodiment, for example, localizer assembly 138 θ at any angle centers on Z-axis rotating and radio device 12, and at any angle Around horizontal rotational shaft wireless device 12.In addition, the height of wireless device 12 can be adjusted to any elevation angle e around Z-axis.Localizer assembly 138 can comprise rotation and/or linear motor, and servomotor for example is so that receive order and accurately locate wireless device 12 from positioner 136.In addition, localizer assembly 138 can comprise the installing mechanism 140 that movably wireless device 12 is fixed to localizer assembly 138.For example, installing mechanism 140 can be corresponding hook and loop fastening system, belt, adhesive, the big or small fluting box that holds wireless device just etc.

Still with reference to figure 1, radio-signal system 32 can be can be respectively to wireless device 12 emitting radio wave signals or receive any mechanism of radio wave signals from wireless device 12.In one embodiment, for example, radio-signal system 32 comprises communication simulation device module 142, is used for generating and received signal based on the signaling component 30 of control command 16.For example, comprise among the cellular embodiment at wireless device 12, communication simulation device module 142 can be the base station emulator of the base station transceiver function in the analog wireless networks, for example can be from Agilent Technologies (Palo Alto, California) the radio communication test unit of the model 8960 of Huo Deing.Communication simulation device module 142 can comprise and transmit and receive element, and it can make radio-signal system 32 transmit 18 and received signal 48 by antenna 144.In one embodiment, antenna 144 comprises directed funnel-shaped aerial, and it can comprise and be used to regulate and the horizontal h of signal correction connection and/or the steady arm 146 of vertical v polarization.In addition, steady arm 146 can be regulated the vertical height of antenna 144, although this is dispensable under the situation that the vertical height of wireless device 12 can be regulated by localizer assembly 138.

In addition, as mentioned above, communication simulation device module 142 can comprise receiving element, to measure the preset parameter of received signal 46.Alternatively, radio-signal system 32 for example can comprise accessory receiver elements 148 such as power meter, to measure the parameter of being paid close attention to.Under any circumstance, radio-signal system 32 is measured received signal 46 and is given controller system 14 with this report information.For example, radio-signal system 32 reports to controller system 14 with receiver control data 126 (for example the measuring-signal feature 50), and controller system 14 is recorded in this information in the control test log 122 (Fig. 4 and Fig. 6).

Still with reference to figure 1, test cabinet 20 provides the environment of wireless device 12 with external wireless electric wave and noise isolation.In addition, test cabinet 20 provides the environment of minimizing from the interference of the radio wave signal of reflection, thereby can comprise anechoic room.For example, test cabinet 20 comprises a plurality of walls 150 of formation around the enclosure wall of wireless device 12.The madial wall of wall 150 comprises absorbing material 152, for example has a plurality of tapered protrusion to be used to absorb and the foamed material of dissipation radiowave and noise.In addition, any element (for example positioning component 138) in the test cabinet 20 all can also comprise the absorbing material 152 that is used to reduce radio-wave reflection on one or more surfaces.Therefore, test cabinet 20 provides with the radio frequency (" RF ") of external environment isolates, and can interference-free the used same channel of local wireless carrier wave be carried out radiation test, wherein said interference is for example to the interference of commercial wireless network or from the interference of commercial wireless network.

With reference to figure 7, in one embodiment, the method that is used for definite wireless device radiance feature that can carry out on wireless device comprises reception and loads radiance test module (square frame 160).For example, wireless device 12 can receive and load radiance test module 40 via wired or wireless connection.

In addition, this method can also comprise the test configurations (square frame 162) that reception is associated with predetermined radiance test.For example, wireless device 12 can receiving trap test configurations 76, and parameter 78 that its identification will be write down and variable 80 are so that use term of execution given radiance test.

In addition, this method can also comprise that carrying out given radiance based on the test configurations that is received tests (square frame 164).The execution of given radiance test can comprise a plurality of operations, for example receives radio wave signal (square frame 166), emitting radio wave signal (square frame 168) and/or is writing down measurement and/or reference signal characteristics and synchrodata (square frame 170) by each position in a plurality of positions of predetermined radiance test definition based on the test configurations that is received.For example, when testing the receiving function of wireless device 12, radiance test module 40 comes recorder machine data 82 (for example the measuring-signal feature 38) based on device to test configuration 76.Similarly, radiance test module 40 can be based on the parameter of given radiance test 24, transmits 46 and write down its related reference signal characteristics 48.

In relating to the embodiment of local analytics (square frame 172), this method also comprises the analysis agreement (square frame 174) that reception and loading are associated with given radiance test.For example, radiance test module 40 can receiving and analyzing agreement 90, so that the log information that is write down in the application apparatus test log 86.In addition, this embodiment comprises measurement and/or reference signal characteristics and the synchrodata (square frame 176) that analysis is write down, and generates radiance feature (square frame 178) based on described analysis agreement.For example, radiance test module 40 execution analysis agreements 90 are with the preset parameter of record in the analytical equipment test log 86.This analysis has caused the generation of radiance feature 42.

Alternatively, in the embodiment of remote analysis is provided (square frame 172), this method also comprises the transmission log record, so that log record can be analyzed (square frame 180) by another device.For example, radiance test module 40 sends device to test daily record 86 to controller system 14, to be used for further analysis.

With reference to figure 8, in another embodiment, the method that is used for definite wireless device radiance feature that can carry out on equipment comprises reception and loads radiance application program (square frame 182).For example, controller system 14 can receive and load the radiation test manager module 44 with one or more radiance tests.

In addition, this method comprises that carrying out predetermined radiance tests (square frame 184).For example, radiation test manager module 44 can be carried out predetermined radiance test 24.The execution of predetermined radiance test may relate to a plurality of operations, for example based on presumptive test control signal is sent to other system element (square frame 186).For example, with a plurality of location 110 that given performance test 24 is associated in each position, radiation test manager module 44 can generate the control signal 16 with location component 26, to change the position of wireless device 12 by moving of positioning system 28.Transmit among the embodiment of signals relating to wireless device 12, the operation that transmits control signal can also comprise signaling component 30 is sent to radio-signal system 32, so that begin to generate signal 18.In addition, for example, the operation of carrying out predetermined radiance test can also relate to recording scheduled reference and/or measuring-signal feature and synchrodata (square frame 188).For example, radiation test manager module 44 can be in control test log 122 record controls receiver data 126 and/or control transmitter data 128.

In relating to the embodiment of local analytics (square frame 190), this method also comprises the record (square frame 192) that receives measurement features and synchrodata from wireless device.For example, radiation test manager module 44 is from wireless device 12 receiving trap test logs 86.If the daily record that is received comprises the measuring-signal feature synchronous with positional information (square frame 194), then this method also comprises based on pre-setting analysis agreement and analyzes the daily record (square frame 196) that is received, and generates radiance feature (square frame 198).For example, performance analyser module 130 can utilize analysis agreement 90 to come analytical equipment test log 86, so that determine radiance feature 42.Alternatively, if the daily record that is received not synchronously (square frame 194), then this method comprises that log information and the local log information that will be received are synchronous, with generation synchrodata daily record (square frame 200).For example, performance analyser module 130 can be carried out synchronous logic 132, by mating the synchronizing information that comprises in each daily record device to test daily record 86 and control test log 122 are made up.In this case, in case generated synchrodata daily record 134, this method just can continue to analyze synchronizing information (square frame 196) via pre-setting analysis agreement, and generates radiance feature 42 (square frames 198).

Alternatively, in the embodiment that relates to the remote analysis analysis of wireless device 12 (for example to) (square frame 190), this method can comprise the analysis agreement (square frame 198) that is associated with predetermined radiation test to another device emission.For example, if be not included as the part of device to test configuration 76, then radiation test manager module 44 can for example be passed through signal 18 to wireless device 12 emission analysis agreements 90.Alternatively, this embodiment of this method can also comprise from another device received radiation performance characteristic (square frame 200).For example, if wireless device comprises analyzer module 88, then radiation test manager module 44 can be from wireless device 12 received radiation performance characteristics.

Especially, in a limiting examples of describing emphatically before, described embodiment can be used to cell phone radiating antenna/receiver test, for example: (1) total omnidirectional sensitivity (TIS) test; (2) total radiant power (TRP) test; And (3) antenna ra-diation pattern correlativity (rho) test.

These three radiation tests all need carry out sphere to antenna gain at the vertical and horizontal polarization and measure.Institute has plenty of the measurement to antenna receiving gain pattern admittedly in the TIS test, although and it is traditionally via receiver sensitivity realization indirectly.The measurement to the antenna transmitting gain is depended in the TRP test.Test of antenna pattern correlativity or antenna rho test need receive (" RX ") gain (comprising amplitude and phase place) and measure simultaneously to the complex voltage of two or more antennas.For all tests, the physical process of measuring the sphere gain is basic identical: when phone physically rotates around sphere (it is usually with a series of great circle cutting (elevation cut)), and the loss between measurand transmitter and the receiver.Difference between each test is the characteristic and the position of transmitter and receiver.

Under the situation of TIS test and the test of antenna ra-diation pattern correlativity, transmitter (being generally the cell site simulator as communication simulation device module 142) is connected to scope directional antenna (for example electromagnetic horn 144), and receiver is connected to tested antenna.In this case, receiver is a receiver module 70, and tested antenna is the antenna system 72 of wireless device 12.For the TRP test, wireless device 12 serves as transmitter, and receiver is the RF power meter 148 that is connected to scope antenna 144.

In these tests, necessary measurement is carried out in 70 pairs of tests based on RX of the receiver module of wireless device 12 (RX gain, antenna Rho).By using the receiver module 70 of wireless device 12, described embodiment provides a plurality of advantages, and for example: save time, this is because needn't change wireless device 12 for test; And, potentially, more accurate result, this be because in the prior art to may change the gain pattern of antenna in the change of wireless device 12 and the prior art to the use of external unit and cable.

In addition, radiance test module 40 provides receiving the visit of machine data 82, and described receiver data are for example estimated from RX AGC (received power) and the pilot tone I/Q that each rake rake refers to via the API 62 with processing subsystem 64 interfaces.In addition, radiance test module 40 is recorded in receiver data 82 in the device to test daily record 74 in the data storage bank 58.This method provides can not use cable to connect the advantage of just testing wireless device 12.Therefore, wireless device 12 had both become testing apparatus and had also become data recorder.Provide thus with more representative state (no cable connects) and estimated the interference test setting still less of wireless device 12, and can save time.

In addition, above-mentioned setting can all be recorded in single position with all test datas that needs, that is, be recorded in the wireless device 12.For example, by system 10, can be to positioner 136 inquiring position information when each power measurement.At test period, transmit (not using cable) to wireless device 12 with this positional information or corresponding to some data (for example time) of this positional information, therefore, all test datas that needs all can be recorded on the wireless device 12.Make thus wireless device 12 can with receiver parameters record position information synchronously, thereby can collect the record of power vs. position in real time.Alternatively, controller system 14 can record position information and time, perhaps corresponding to positional information can be synchronous with wireless device 12 other variable.Simultaneously, wireless device measured data parameters and the time (or other synchrodata) of 12 records.Alternatively, wireless device 12 can send daily records to controller system 14, and controller system 14 can be synchronous with positional information and measured data parameters via time or other synchrodata.For example, can be via following parameter with positional information or be that synchrodata 36 is transmitted into wireless device 12: the data socket of opening on active traffic channel at least, its one or more use in the field in forward link overhead channel message is encoded, for example the latitude and longitude of base station in SID, network identity (" NID ") or the system parameters message; And data can be in for example bluetooth

Or transmit on the auxiliary channel of 802.11 channels.

The TIS test has solved the reciprocation of antenna and phone electron device, comprises from the blocking effect of not expecting the noise generation of the phone electron device institute radiation that can be couple to Anneta module.Especially, for the TIS test, the cdma receiver sensitivity measure need be found the service channel power (particularly, frame error rate (FER) becomes 0.5% point) that received signal quality begins to worsen.Yet, should be pointed out that according to given situation, can specify other FER threshold value.In addition, should be pointed out that also and can use other threshold parameter.For example, by using global system for mobile communications (" GSM ") technology, threshold parameter can be bit error rate (" BER ").Yet, for the situation of CDMA, Feng Wotongxin ﹠amp; The process regulation that is used for the TIS test of internet society (" CTIA ") appointment: at Theta (elevation angle) and Phi (position angle) axle, per 30 ° are just carried out a radiosensitivity measurement.In addition, depend on this situation, can use other precalculated position.Except the point Theta=0 ° and 180 °, this prior art needs 60 independent sensitivity measures for each polarization, and described sensitivity measure is then in the sphere upper integral, thereby produces TIS tolerance.This test execution is got up very time-consuming, and this is because the identification of the sensitivity point of each position all needs a progressive iterative process, and this all manually carries out in the past.

Yet described embodiment can accelerate the execution speed of TIS test.Radiosensitivity around sphere only changes along with the variation of antenna RX gain.All other factorses in the link all are constant.This shows that if the RX gain pattern of antenna is known, then (preferably, maximum antenna gain point) need carry out sensitivity measure only at single reference point place.Therefore, any other point on sphere (θ, the radiosensitivity Sens that φ) locates can be expressed as:

Sens(θ，φ)＝Sens(θ ₀，φ ₀)+[G _RX(θ，φ)-G _RX(θ ₀，φ ₀)] (1)

Wherein, (θ is that spherical co-ordinate (θ, represent with dBm, G by the radiosensitivity of φ) locating φ) to Sens _RX(θ is that (θ, the RX antenna gain of φ) locating is represented with dB, and (θ in spherical co-ordinate φ) ₀, φ ₀) be the coordinate of reference sensitivity measured value, that is, be preferably sensitivity in the maximum gain position.

In the prior art, this method is unpractical, and this is because as previously mentioned, in the prior art in order to measure G _RX(θ φ) has carried out change devastatingly to device.Yet described embodiment can determine to non-destructive G _RX(θ, φ), this is because the received power measurement is to be carried out by the receiver module 70 of wireless device 12.Therefore, In a particular embodiment, can use following fast method for each polarization (vertical and horizontal):

(1) carries out radiance test module 40 in predetermined a plurality of positions to measure and record G _RX(θ, φ), for example for (θ φ) increases progressively with 30 °, and it has defined spherical shape (except θ=0 ° and 180 °) in this case;

Position (θ when (2) identification GRX is maximal value ₀, φ ₀);

(3) at position (θ ₀, φ ₀) locate to carry out the test of single radiosensitivity, that is, in monitoring FER (being BER perhaps), reduce emissive power to wireless device so that determine Sens (θ for device based on GSM ₀, φ ₀), till arriving predetermined threshold FER;

(4) above-mentioned equation 1 is applied to whole precalculated position set (for example aforesaid sphere position), so as at each precalculated position determine Sens (θ, φ); And

(5) the precalculated position (θ φ) carries out integration, so that determine the TIS tolerance of wireless device to the Sens that calculated in shape.

In other words, TIS needs " radiosensitivity pattern " EIS _v(θ, φ) and EIS _h(θ, φ), wherein, EIS _{V or h}(effectively omnidirectional sensibility) is in given taking measurement of an angle (θ, the radiation receiver sensitivity of φ) locating for given BER or FER threshold value.Yet in test cabinet, these values are difficult to directly measure, and this is because call out often go offline (for example, received signal level may be reduced under the phone noise level) when test telephone is rotated to antenna ra-diation pattern for null value.For fear of this problem,, utilize measured peak sensitivity value to carry out convergent-divergent to derive EIS then to receiving pattern to be enough to the avoiding received power level of dropped calls to measure the reception pattern _v(θ, φ) and EIS _h(θ, φ) pattern.For example, in one embodiment, chamber path loss is calibrated, so that known power level is incided on the test telephone, it approximates the background noise of phone greatly or (for example exceeds 30dB, for typical phone, the pact-70dBm at call test point place will be a good numerical value).Yet, should be pointed out that according to given test situation, also can use other dBm value.By being standardized as received signal intensity indication (" RSSI ") value (being measured power), from the pattern data of last planar survey, derive antenna gain pattern (G _v(θ, φ), G _h(θ, φ)), wherein phone with reference power level (is being-report described RSSI value usually when 70dBm) (via the RF test port on the phone) " injection " is to receiver in this case.If in the given place of taking measurement of an angle antenna gain is that the power incident at 0dBi and phone place is-70dBm that then this value is the value that phone will be reported.Indicated receiving antenna gain with the deviation of this value.

Thereby in anechoic room, (θ φ) and corresponding to chamber loudspeaker polarization (vertical v or horizontal h) measures peak of radiation receiver sensitivity, i.e. Peak EIS (θ with incident angle _Pk, φ _Pk), produce peak antenna gain thus.By utilizing peak E IS value to come standardization antenna gain pattern, obtain the EIS pattern:

EIS _v?or?h(θ，φ)＝PeakEIS(θ _pk，φ _pk?)-G _v?or?h(θ，φ)

In case know EIS _v(θ, φ) and EIS _h(θ, φ) pattern just obtain TIS tolerance by on the test angle sphere pattern being carried out space average:

This technology allows fully on the wireless device 12, calculate in control system 14 places or its combination fully.For example, wireless device 12 can be in the synchrodata 26 that receives positional information for example or for example during the synchrodata 26 of temporal information 114, determines independently in conjunction with the daily record from the synchrodata 26 contrast positional informations of controller system 14.Wireless device 12 can be determined G _RX(θ ₀, φ ₀) and to controller system 14 transmitting site (θ ₀, φ ₀), to be used for being redirected and the startup of the sensitivity test part of agreement of positioning system 28.Then, wireless device 12 can calculate required Sens (θ, φ) and carry out integration, to determine to be stored and/or to send to the TIS tolerance of controller system 14.

Alternatively, can after step 1 and 2, interrupt, so that allow device to test daily record 86 is unloaded to for example controller system 14 from wireless device 12, to determine G by carrying out aftertreatment in the data aggregation at wireless device 12 places _RX(θ, φ) and G _RX(θ ₀, φ ₀).For example, daily record 86 comprises the record of measurement data contrast synchrodata.At this moment, controller system 14 can transmit control signal 16, so that wireless device is positioned at position (θ ₀, φ ₀) locate, to carry out the radiosensitivity test.Similarly, wireless device 12 can or determined Sens (θ after having write down one group of sensitivity measure value of maximum gain position ₀, φ ₀) discharge mechanism test log 86 afterwards.Then, controller system 14 can be used equation 1 and/or carry out integration on sphere in all positions, thereby determines TIS tolerance.

In addition, can be to 12 execution in step 1 of the wireless device in the idle pulley, this is movable because of RX_AGC.Advantageously, this technology has been eliminated the needs of keeping service call duration of test.Yet, should be pointed out that for step 3 wireless device 12 can be in the calling, this is because can be only at business datum frame definition FER.

In one embodiment, above-mentioned sensitivity test is carried out by the artificially---and the emission power of forward link on the manual adjustments cell site simulator is to realize the target FER on the wireless device 12.As mentioned above, described embodiment provides automatic sensitivity test.For example, controller system 14 utilizes wireless device 12 to set up and calls out, and little by little reduces forward link power then, and the record of holding power vs. time in control test log 122 while.Simultaneously, radiance test module 40 with FER vs. time keeping in device to test daily record 86.Radiation test manager module 44 receiving trap test logs 86, and carry out synchronous logic 132, so that measured value was associated with writing time in each daily record 122 and 86, thereby generation comprises the synchronization log 134 of the record of FER vs. power.Based on this record of FER vs. power, performance analyser module 130 can determine that FER is 0.5% point.

In addition, alternatively,, then all data that need can be recorded in wireless device 12 places if on the forward link forward emitting power is delivered to wireless device 12.In this case, radiance test module 40 execution analysis device modules 88 are 0.5% point to determine FER.Therefore, merging record on the wireless device 12 has advantageously eliminated respectively from the needs of the offline synchronization of the daily record 122 of controller system 14 and wireless device 12 and 86.

About TRP, the TRP test is the performance test to the emission chain of wireless device 12.For this test, can dispose 76 via device to test wireless device 12 is configured to launch with total power.For example, in the CDMA device, aforesaid operations sends " all (all-up) " power control bit and keeps service call to realize simultaneously by indicating cell website simulator usually.Measure the power that receives from wireless device 12 by the power meter 148 that is connected to antenna range orientation (loudspeaker) antenna 144.

The process regulation that is used for the TRP test of CTIA appointment: at Theta (elevation angle) and Phi (position angle) axle, for each polarization, per 15 ° are just carried out power measurement one time.Except the point of Theta=0 ° and 180 °, this technology needs 264 independent data points for each polarization, and these points are subsequently in the sphere upper integral, thereby produces TRP tolerance.Because overlapping in the position measured of expectation, described embodiment allows to carry out the TRP test simultaneously with the TIS test, thereby substantial saving of time is provided.

Alternatively, another method that wireless device 12 is configured to carry out full power operation is: gain and come the artificially to set the digital transmission gain by digital transmission is set with factory test mode (FTM).In this configuration, the TRP test can be determined to be performed simultaneously with above idle pulley RX gain about the TIS test description, thereby potential saving of time is provided.

In other words, TRP tolerance can by under establish an equation to determine:

Wherein, EIRP _v(θ φ) is effective isotropic radiated power for vertical polarization, and EIRP _h(θ φ) is effective isotropic radiated power for horizontal polarization, and it can be from transmitting gain pattern G _{V or h}(θ, determine in φ):

G _v?or?h(θ，φ)＝EIRP _v?or?h(θ，φ)/MaxPAOut

Wherein, MaxPAOut is under each test frequency, the output of the peak power of power amplifier, that is, and the output of the peak power of transmitter module 68.

Thus, peak value Effective Radiated Power PeakEIRP is the maximal value of EIRP pattern:

PeakEIRP＝Max[Max(EIRP _v(θ，φ))，Max(EIRP _h(θ，φ))]

The administrative authentication of wireless device (being SAR, category level authentication, Radiation Emission) may need PeakEIRP.

In addition, another emission mode radiance feature is antenna efficiency η:

It is derived to be similar to from the mode of antenna gain pattern derivation TRP.

Pattern envelope correlation ρ _eThe possibility of the double antenna in the assessment mobile environment, the diversity gain of double-receiver phone.The rho test is based on the measurement of complex gain being determined the decline correlativity.Can be used to estimate the envelope correlation that last incident field model caused by described antenna for the measured multiple Rx pattern of main antenna and secondary antenna (for example, E θ 1 as described below, E φ 1, E θ 2, E φ 2).

Along with the appearance as the receiver diversity of the feature that can provide in modern transfer table modulator-demodular unit (" MSM ") ASIC, people begin need be used for predicting the radiation test of multiaerial system in the operational effect of field.The MIMO device also will be benefited from this class testing.The important design parameter of double antenna device is the correlativity between the antenna.For receive diversity, the antenna that produces the height correlation signal in the double reception chain has minimum effect.Described embodiment is used as the diversity gain premeasuring in the dual-antenna system with envelope correlation (being also referred to as the decline correlativity).

Can predict envelope correlation according to the right complex voltage gain pattern of antenna and the incident RF field of supposition.As other receiving gain is measured, use wireline test to measure multiple antenna gain pattern traditionally.Under the situation of commercial wireless device, this need change device devastatingly so that aerial lug to be installed.Yet, substituting destructive change, described embodiment uses the element of the receiver module 70 of wireless device 12.For example, under cellular situation, CDMA rake receiver function need be estimated the precise phase of pilot channel.Provide movable pilot channel by cell site simulator from for example simulator 142, and receive the received power (it can be found) of chain/antenna and when phone rotates around sphere, estimate (it can be harrowed index at RX_Pilot and find according in dividing into groups) in the RX_AGC packet by radiance test module 40 is write down from each, can on wireless device 12, generate the complex gain pattern fully from same-phase/quadrature phase (I/Q) pilot tone of rake receiver.This need not mobile phone is carried out the destructiveness change.

As above description at the receiver gain pattern, if during data aggregation, by forward link for example with the position/angles information wireless be transmitted into device, then all records can merge at wireless device 12.

If wireless device 12 is not realized receiver diversity with idle pulley exactly, then can utilize the wireless device 12 that is in the service call to realize that the multiple pattern of many antennas is definite.

Especially, described embodiment comprises following equipment and method, and it is used for estimating the envelope decline correlativity ρ in mobile environment according to from the right measured complex radiation pattern of antenna on the wireless device 12 in the test cabinet 20 _e

Owing to have multiple antenna field pattern E _m(θ, k electromagnetic plane wave (ray) F φ) _m ^k(θ, φ), with (θ, φ) incide m the complex voltage V on the antenna element can by under establish an equation and provide:

V_{m}^{k} = {&Integral;}_{0}^{2 π} {&Integral;}_{0}^{π} E_{m} (θ, φ) \cdot F_{m}^{k} (θ, φ) \cdot \sin θ \cdot dθ \cdot dφ

= {&Integral;}_{0}^{2 π} {&Integral;}_{0}^{π} (E_{θ, m} (θ, φ) \cdot F_{θ, m}^{k} (θ, φ) + E_{φ, m} (θ, φ) \cdot F_{φ, m}^{k} (θ, φ)) \cdot \sin θ \cdot dθ \cdot dφ

Thereby, total variance E[|V of antenna field pattern again at this antenna element place _m ^k| ²] be:

E [{| V_{m}^{k} |}^{2}] = P_{V} \cdot {&Integral;}_{0}^{2 π} {&Integral;}_{0}^{π} {| E_{θ, m} (θ, φ) |}^{2} \cdot P_{θ} (θ, φ) \cdot \sin θ \cdot dθ \cdot dφ

= P_{H} \cdot {&Integral;}_{0}^{2 π} {&Integral;}_{0}^{π} {| E_{θ, m} (θ, φ) |}^{2} \cdot P_{θ} (θ, φ) \cdot \sin θ \cdot dθ \cdot dφ

Wherein, P _θAnd P _φBe illustrated in the incident field angle power density functions in θ (vertical polarization) and φ (horizontal polarization) direction; P _VAnd P _HFor example can be illustrated respectively in the constant of the dried equal incident power on the wireless device 12 in θ (vertically) and φ (level) polarization by along in the representative RF environment of random drive route discovery.

For

antenna

1 and 2, from the cross covariance between the received signal of two antennas

For:

E [V_{1}^{k} \cdot V_{2}^{k^{*}}] = E [V_{θ, 1}^{k} \cdot V_{θ, 2}^{k^{*}}] + E [V_{φ, 1}^{k} \cdot V_{φ, 2}^{k^{*}}]

= P_{H} \cdot {&Integral;}_{0}^{2 π} {&Integral;}_{0}^{π} (XPR \cdot E_{θ, 1} (θ, φ) \cdot {E_{θ, 2}}^{*} (θ, φ) \cdot P_{θ} (θ, φ)

+ E_{φ, 1} (θ, φ) \cdot {E_{φ, 2}}^{*} (θ, φ) \cdot P_{φ} (θ, φ)) \cdot \sin θ \cdot dθ \cdot dφ

Wherein, XPR=P _V/ P _H, and wherein, * indicates complex conjugate.

According to the variance and the cross covariance of two signals, the envelope correlation coefficient can be given:

ρ_{e} &cong; {| ρ |}^{2} = \frac{{| E [V_{1}^{k} \cdot V_{2}^{k^{*}}] |}^{2}}{E [V_{1}^{k} {\cdot V}_{1}^{k^{*}}] \cdot E [V_{2}^{k} \cdot V_{2}^{k^{*}}]}

Can in aforementioned equation, use the multiple antenna pattern E θ 1, E φ 1, E θ 2, the E φ 2 that measure for wireless device 12 to calculate ρ with antenna system 72 (it has the double antenna that adopts walk-off angle on the visual field that covers 4 π sterad) _e, as follows:

R_{12} = Σ_{j = 1}^{Nφ} Σ_{i = 1}^{Nθ} (XPR \cdot {Eθ 1}_{i, j} \cdot {Eθ 2}^{*}_{i, j} \cdot {Pθ}_{i} + {Eφ 1}_{i, j} \cdot {Eφ 2^{*}}_{i, j} \cdot Pφi) \cdot \sin θ_{i} \cdot Δθ \cdot Δφ

σ 1 = Σ_{j = 1}^{Nφ} Σ_{i = 1}^{Nθ} (XPR \cdot {Eθ 1}_{i, j} \cdot {Eθ 1}^{*}_{i, j} \cdot {Pθ}_{i} + {Eφ 1}_{i, j} \cdot {Eφ 1^{*}}_{i, j} \cdot Pφi) \cdot \sin θ_{i} \cdot Δθ \cdot Δφ

σ 2 = Σ_{j = 1}^{Nφ} Σ_{i = 1}^{Nθ} (XPR \cdot {Eθ 2}_{i, j} \cdot {Eθ 2}^{*}_{i, j} \cdot {Pθ}_{i} + {Eφ 2}_{i, j} \cdot {Eφ 2^{*}}_{i, j} \cdot Pφi) \cdot \sin θ_{i} \cdot Δθ \cdot Δφ

Wherein: R is relevant with cross covariance between

antenna

1 and 2; I, j are the indexes relevant with the angle position of measured sampling; N θ represents the quantity of θ angle; And N φ represents the quantity of φ angle.

Thereby, envelope correlation ρ _eFor:

ρ_{e} = \frac{{| R_{12} |}^{2}}{σ 1 \cdot σ 2}

In these calculate, the value of XPR (polarizability of incident field) and P _θAnd P _φThe form of function depends on RF environment (for example urban district, countryside, rural area, highway etc.).

As an example, the channel model for having even expansion in the position angle and the Gauss in elevation angle expansion can provide P _θAnd P _φFollowing expression:

Pθi = P_{v} i = A_{V} \cdot \exp^{- [\frac{{(θi - m_{V})}^{2}}{2 \cdot {σ_{V}}^{2}}]}

Pφi = P_{h} i = A_{h} \cdot \exp^{- [\frac{{(θi - m_{h})}^{2}}{2 \cdot {σ_{h}}^{2}}]}

Wherein: Av and Ah are the normalization constants, make P when in the sphere upper integral _θAnd P _φ=1; Has m _v=5 degree and m _hAmong the embodiment of the representative value of=10 degree, m _v, m _hBe corresponding θ, φ polarization external field in the equal angle of arrival; And has σ _θ=15 degree and σ _φAmong the embodiment of the representative value of=30 degree, σ _θ, σ _φBe corresponding θ, the angle spread of φ polarization external field.

Yet, should be pointed out that also and can use other expression.

Some phone model have been produced with double antenna.Multiple pattern is measured, and, calculated the decline correlativity according to pattern for every kind of test case.The ρ value that is produced changes in 0.05 to 0.98 scope.In addition, the phone of same model can be used for measuring the correlation between signals that receives by each antenna in typical indoor environment.In the zone that local PCS service provider covers, carry out test.

Especially, with reference to figure 7, will measure " pattern " correlation results based on the measured value in the test cabinet 20 and compare with the numerical value that from the primary field measured value, obtains.For example, view 700 comprises: corresponding to the transverse axis 702 of measured pattern ρ value and corresponding to the Z-axis 704 of field ρ value; Phone 706 has the single dipole antenna that is connected to separation vessel and measures down in non line of sight (" NLOS ") situation (indoor); Phone 708 has two pairs of dipole antennas measuring at the top under near sighting distance (" LOS ") situation, and described antenna has the interval of 0.05 λ; Phone 710 has two pairs of dipole antennas measuring under the NLOS situation, described antenna has the interval of 0.05 λ; Flip phone 712 has an exterior antenna and an inside antenna of measuring under the NLOS situation; Flip phone 714 has an exterior antenna and an inside antenna of measuring under the NLOS situation; Phone 716 has the exterior antenna of two tubbiness measuring under the NLOS situation; And phone 718, have exterior antenna and an inside antenna of a tubbiness of under the NLOS situation, measuring.Therefore, view 700 illustrates: for big ρ value scope, the ρ that calculates based on pattern and field data is nearly all above each other.

Because the correlativity between a measured pattern ρ and the ρ, these results have confirmed and can carry out lab investigation according to described embodiment, so that the diversity performance of the wireless device of dual-antenna diversity has been enabled in estimation, and need not be by means of a test on a large scale.

In addition, with reference to figure 8, form 800 comprises the measured radiation pattern of use from test telephone, the example of the ρ 802 that calculates for different channels model 804.In this case, channel model 804 comprises indoor environment, urban district Microcell, urban macro sub-district and the highway macrocell with external base station transceiver.In addition, each channel model 804 all comprises different variable set 806.In this case, for example, variable 806 comprises polarized wave m, angle spread σ and polarizability XPR.Should be understood that, the statistical value that is used for channel model comes from people such as Kalliola at " Angular Power Distribution and Mean Effective Gainof Mobile Antennas In Different Propagation Environments " (IEEETransactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol.51, No.5, in September, 2002) measurement of carrying out in merges its content at this by reference.Based on these result of calculation, described equipment and method provide a kind of robust fashion, and the decline correlativity between two antennas in its use complex radiation pattern estimation mobile environment is so that characterize the diversity performance of the wireless device of having enabled diversity.

Therefore, in described embodiment, can determine one or more predetermined radiance features for wireless device at single test period, wherein, the wireless device disconnected cable, and wherein, wireless device is recorded in the measured value of himself in the residence memory with synchrodata.For example, the radiance feature can comprise TIS value, TRP value and envelope correlation ρ _eBased on measurement as herein described, can be then with the calculated value of radiance feature with for example can compare by certain predetermined threshold of network operation merchant, manufacturer or normal structure setting so that determine the radiance of wireless device acceptance, check and approve and/or authenticate.

Though above-mentioned disclosure shows exemplary embodiment, should be pointed out that under the situation of the scope of the described embodiment that does not break away from claims definition, can carry out various variations and change.In addition, although the unit of described embodiment may be described or require,, otherwise also may be thought of as a plurality of unless clearly be defined as singlely to single.

Claims

1. method that is used for determining the radiance feature of wireless device comprises:

Determine described wireless device with a plurality of precalculated positions that the test of predetermined radiance is associated in the measuring-signal feature of the radio wave signal that wirelessly receives of each place, position, described radio wave signal has the reference signal characteristics corresponding to each measuring-signal feature, and described radio wave signal also comprises synchrodata, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and corresponding to each the measuring-signal feature in a plurality of measuring-signal features;

In the test log of a plurality of measuring-signal representative records on described wireless device; And

The respective synchronization data are recorded in the described test log on the described wireless device;

Wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal feature, described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described respective synchronization data determine the described radiance feature of described wireless device.

2. according to the method for claim 1, also comprise: based on described a plurality of measuring-signal features and described synchrodata, according to the radiance feature of pre-setting analysis agreement generation corresponding to the corresponding precalculated position that is associated with described a plurality of precalculated positions.

3. according to the process of claim 1 wherein, determine that the operation of described measuring-signal feature also comprises: utilize the receiver module that is positioned on the described wireless device, measure the signal that is received.

4. according to the method for claim 1, also comprise: pre-setting analysis protocol application is arrived described a plurality of measuring-signal features and described synchrodata, to generate described radiance feature.

5. according to the method for claim 4, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal features comprise a plurality of yield values, and wherein, the operation of using pre-setting analysis agreement also comprises:

Determine maxgain value and corresponding maximum gain position in described a plurality of yield value;

Determine greatest irradiation sensitivity in described maximum gain position; And

Based on described greatest irradiation sensitivity, determine the built-up radiation sensitivity of described wireless device.

6. according to the method for claim 4, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal features comprise a plurality of radiation power value, and wherein, the operation of using pre-setting analysis agreement also comprises:

Determine the maximum radiated power value of each position in described a plurality of position; And

Based on a plurality of maximum radiated power values, determine the total radiant power tolerance of described wireless device.

7. according to the method for claim 4, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal feature comprises the complex voltage value corresponding to first Anneta module and second Anneta module of described wireless device, and wherein, the operation of using pre-setting analysis agreement also comprises: based on the described complex voltage value of at least a portion position in described a plurality of positions, determine envelope correlation coefficient p _e

8. according to the method for claim 1, also comprise: a part of position in described a plurality of positions, carry out second radiance test that determines the second radiance feature simultaneously.

9. according to the method for claim 1, also comprise: a plurality of measuring-signal features that write down and corresponding a plurality of relevant positions of being write down are transmitted into another device, to determine described radiance feature.

10. processing engine comprises:

The module of the measuring-signal feature of the radio wave signal that is used for determining that wireless device wirelessly receives in each place, position in a plurality of precalculated positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test, described radio wave signal has the reference signal characteristics corresponding to each measuring-signal feature, and described radio wave signal also comprises synchrodata, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and corresponding to each the measuring-signal feature in a plurality of measuring-signal features;

Be used for module with the test log of a plurality of measuring-signal representative records on described wireless device; And

Be used for the respective synchronization data are recorded in the module of the described test log on the described wireless device;

Wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal feature, described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described respective synchronization data determine the radiance feature of described wireless device.

11. a wireless device comprises:

Be used for determining the module of the measuring-signal feature of the radio wave signal that wirelessly receives in each place, position in a plurality of precalculated positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test, described radio wave signal has the reference signal characteristics corresponding to each measuring-signal feature, and described radio wave signal also comprises synchrodata, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and corresponding to each the measuring-signal feature in a plurality of measuring-signal features;

Be used to write down the module of a plurality of measuring-signal features; And

Be used to write down the module of respective synchronization data;

12. a wireless device comprises:

Receiver module, be used for wirelessly receiving radio wave signal in each position in a plurality of precalculated positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test, described radio wave signal has the reference signal characteristics corresponding to the measuring-signal feature of being determined by described receiver module, described radio wave signal also has synchrodata, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and corresponding to each the measuring-signal feature in a plurality of measuring-signal features; And

Data storage bank is used for the memory storage test log, and described device to test daily record comprises described measuring-signal feature and the described synchrodata corresponding to each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions; And

13. wireless device according to claim 12, also comprise: the performance analyser module, be used for based on described a plurality of measuring-signal features and described synchrodata, according to the radiance feature of pre-setting analysis agreement generation corresponding to the precalculated position that is associated with described a plurality of precalculated positions.

14. according to the wireless device of claim 12, wherein, described receiver module is used to handle described radio wave signal, to determine described measuring-signal feature.

15. wireless device according to claim 12, also comprise: performance analyser module with pre-setting analysis agreement, wherein, described performance analyser module is used for described measuring-signal feature and the described synchrodata of described pre-setting analysis protocol application to each position of described a plurality of positions, so that generate described radiance feature.

16. wireless device according to claim 15, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal feature comprises a plurality of yield values, and wherein, described pre-setting analysis agreement is used for the built-up radiation sensitivity that described wireless device is determined in based on greatest irradiation sensitivity, wherein, described greatest irradiation sensitivity is to have a position of maxgain value to determine in described a plurality of positions.

17. wireless device according to claim 15, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal feature comprises a plurality of radiation power value, and wherein, described pre-setting analysis agreement is used for the maximum radiated power value based on each position of described a plurality of positions, determines the total radiant power tolerance of described wireless device.

18. wireless device according to claim 15, wherein, described receiver module comprises first Anneta module and second Anneta module, described first Anneta module is associated with first receiver module that definition first receives chain, described second Anneta module is associated with second receiver module that definition second receives chain, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal feature comprises corresponding to each the complex voltage value in described first Anneta module and described second Anneta module, and wherein, described pre-setting analysis agreement is used for based on described complex voltage value, determines that described first receives the chain and the described second envelope correlation coefficient p that receives between the chain _e

19. the wireless device according to claim 12 also comprises: the radiance test module, be used for a part of position in described a plurality of positions, carry out second radiance test that determines the second radiance feature simultaneously.

20. the wireless device according to claim 12 also comprises: the radiance test module is used for a plurality of measuring-signal features that will be write down and corresponding a plurality of relevant positions of being write down and is transmitted into another device, to determine described radiance feature.

21. a method that is used for the radiation feature of definite wireless device comprises:

With a plurality of precalculated positions that the test of predetermined radiance is associated in each position, the radio wave signal that will have reference signal characteristics wirelessly is transmitted into described wireless device; And

Synchrodata wirelessly is transmitted into described wireless device, and described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and corresponding to each signal characteristic in a plurality of signal characteristics of being launched;

Wherein, described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described synchrodata are used for determining the radiance feature of described wireless device.

22. the method according to claim 21 also comprises:

Write down described a plurality of reference signal characteristics;

Write down described synchrodata;

Receive the record of a plurality of measuring-signal features and synchrodata, described a plurality of measuring-signal features and the described wireless device of described synchrodata are measured for each position in described a plurality of positions;

For each position in described a plurality of positions,, that described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described a plurality of measuring-signal feature are synchronous based on described synchrodata; And

Based on described quilt synchronous a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described a plurality of measuring-signal feature, determine the described radiance feature of described wireless device according to pre-setting analysis agreement.

23. the method according to claim 22 also comprises:, generate radiance feature corresponding to the precalculated position that is associated with described a plurality of positions based on described a plurality of measuring-signal features and described synchrodata.

24. the method according to claim 22 also comprises: pre-setting analysis protocol application is arrived synchronous a plurality of reference signal characteristics and the described a plurality of measuring-signal feature of described quilt, to generate described radiance feature.

25. according to the method for claim 24, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal features are associated with a yield value respectively, and wherein, the operation of using pre-setting analysis agreement also comprises:

Determine the maxgain value in a plurality of yield values, and, determine corresponding maximum gain position for each position in described a plurality of positions;

26. according to the method for claim 24, wherein, described measuring-signal feature comprises radiation power value, and wherein, the operation of using pre-setting analysis agreement also comprises:

27. method according to claim 24, wherein, described measuring-signal feature comprises the complex voltage value corresponding to first Anneta module and second Anneta module of the antenna system on the described wireless device, and wherein, the operation of using pre-setting analysis agreement also comprises: based on described complex voltage value, determine envelope correlation coefficient p _e

28. the method according to claim 21 also comprises: a part of position in described a plurality of positions, carry out second radiance test that determines the second radiance feature simultaneously.

29. a processing engine comprises:

Be used in each position in a plurality of precalculated positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test, the radio wave signal that will have reference signal characteristics wirelessly is transmitted into the module of wireless device; And

Be used for synchrodata wirelessly is transmitted into the module of described wireless device, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and corresponding to each signal characteristic in a plurality of signal characteristics of being launched;

30. an equipment that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device comprises:

Be used in each position in a plurality of precalculated positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test, the radio wave signal that will have reference signal characteristics wirelessly is transmitted into the module of described wireless device; And

31. a controller that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device comprises:

Radio-signal system, be used for each position in a plurality of precalculated positions that are associated with predetermined radiance test, radio wave signal wirelessly is transmitted into described wireless device, described radio wave signal comprises reference signal characteristics and synchrodata, described synchrodata is corresponding to the relevant position of each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and corresponding to each reference signal characteristics in a plurality of reference signal characteristics;

32. the controller according to claim 31 also comprises:

The radiation test administration module is used for writing down described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described synchrodata corresponding to each position in described a plurality of precalculated positions;

Storing mechanism, it has control test log and device to test daily record, described control test log comprises described a plurality of reference signal characteristics that write down and the described synchrodata that is write down, described device to test daily record comprises the record of a plurality of measuring-signal features and synchrodata, and the receiver module of described a plurality of measuring-signal features and the described wireless device of described synchrodata receives for each position in described a plurality of positions;

Performance analyser, be used for each position for described a plurality of precalculated positions, based on described synchrodata, described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described a plurality of measuring-signal feature are synchronous, wherein, described performance analyser also is used for determining the described radiance feature of described wireless device according to pre-setting analysis agreement based on described quilt synchronous a plurality of reference signal characteristics and a plurality of measuring-signal feature.

33. according to the controller of claim 32, wherein, described performance analyser also is used for:, generate radiance feature corresponding to the precalculated position that is associated with described a plurality of positions based on described a plurality of measuring-signal features and described synchrodata.

34. controller according to claim 32, wherein, described radiation test administration module also comprises pre-setting analysis agreement, and wherein, described radiation test administration module also is used for the sync of described pre-setting analysis protocol application to described a plurality of reference signal characteristics and described a plurality of measuring-signal features, so that generate described radiance feature.

35. controller according to claim 34, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal feature comprises a plurality of yield values, and wherein, described pre-setting analysis agreement is used for the built-up radiation sensitivity that described wireless device is determined in based on greatest irradiation sensitivity, and wherein, described greatest irradiation sensitivity is determined in the maximum gain position, and wherein, described maximum gain position is corresponding to the maxgain value in described a plurality of yield values.

36. controller according to claim 34, wherein, described a plurality of measuring-signal features comprise a plurality of radiation power value, and wherein, described pre-setting analysis agreement is used for the maximum radiated power value based on each position of described a plurality of positions, determines the total radiant power tolerance of described wireless device.

37. controller according to claim 34, wherein, described wireless device comprises first Anneta module and second Anneta module, wherein, described measuring-signal feature comprises corresponding to each the complex voltage value in described first Anneta module and described second Anneta module, and wherein, described pre-setting analysis agreement is used for based on described complex voltage value, determines the envelope correlation coefficient p between described first Anneta module and described second Anneta module _e

38. according to the controller of claim 31, wherein, described radiation test administration module also is used for: a part of position in described a plurality of positions, carry out second radiance test that determines the second radiance feature simultaneously.

39. a system that is used for the radiance of definite wireless device comprises:

Controller system, be used for generating control signal based on predetermined radiance test, described control signal has location component and corresponding signaling component, described location component defines the selected location in a plurality of precalculated positions, the radio wave signal that described signaling component definition has reference signal characteristics and predetermined synchrodata, wherein, described predetermined synchrodata is corresponding to the selected location in described a plurality of precalculated positions; And

Radio-signal system comprises signal generator, and described radio-signal system is used to receive at least a portion of described control signal, and is used for generating described radio wave signal and wirelessly launching described radio wave signal based on described signaling component.

40. the system according to claim 39 also comprises:

Wireless device, it can be connected to the mounting portion of kinetic control system, and described wireless device comprises:

Receiver mechanism is used for wirelessly receiving described radio wave signal;

The processor system that communicates with described receiver mechanism, described processor system is used for generating the measuring-signal feature based on the radio wave signal that is received, wherein, the described reference signal characteristics that described measuring-signal feature receives corresponding to the place, selected location of described receiver mechanism in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and described processor system also is used for analyzing described predetermined synchrodata corresponding to the selected location described a plurality of precalculated positions from the radio wave signal that is received; And

The radiance test module that communicates with described processor system, described radiance test module has the data management logic that is used to collect and store described measuring-signal feature and described corresponding predetermined synchrodata, based on described predetermined radiance test, according to pre-setting analysis agreement, described measuring-signal feature and described corresponding predetermined synchrodata determine the radiance feature of described wireless device at least in part.

41. according to the system of claim 40, wherein, described radiance test module also comprises: performance analyser is used for generating described radiance feature based on described measuring-signal feature and described corresponding predetermined synchrodata.

42. according to the system of claim 39, wherein, described predetermined synchrodata comprises: positional information, it defines the selected location in described a plurality of precalculated position.

43. system according to claim 39, wherein, described predetermined synchrodata comprises the temporal information corresponding to the selected location in described a plurality of precalculated positions, and wherein, described controller system also comprises test log and performance analyser, wherein, described test log comprises the record corresponding to the described temporal information of the selected location in described a plurality of precalculated positions, wherein, described test log also is used for receiving record corresponding to the described temporal information of described a plurality of measuring-signal features from the wireless device that is subjected to described predetermined radiance test, and wherein, described performance analyser is used for the selected location in described a plurality of precalculated positions and described measuring-signal feature synchronously and generate the radiance feature.

44. system according to claim 39, also comprise: positioning system, described positioning system comprises the positioning component with removable mounting portion, described positioning system is used to receive at least a portion of described control signal, and based on described location component the selected location that described mounting portion moves in described a plurality of precalculated position is located.

45. system according to claim 40, wherein, described wireless device also comprises transmitter mechanism, be used to generate and wirelessly emissive source from the radio wave signal of device, and receive described radio signal simultaneously, wherein, the described radio wave signal of device that is derived from is based on the second predetermined radiance test, wherein, described radio wave signal system also comprises being used to receive and describedly is derived from the radio wave signal of device and determines signal receiver based on the signal characteristic of controller, and wherein, described controller system is used to receive described signal characteristic based on controller, and generates the second radiance feature of described wireless device.

46. according to the system of claim 40, wherein, described wireless device also comprises: data storage bank is used to store the daily record that comprises described measuring-signal feature and described corresponding predetermined synchrodata.

47. a wireless device comprises:

Receiver mechanism, be used for wirelessly receiving radio wave signal with reference signal characteristics and predetermined synchrodata, wherein, described reference signal characteristics is associated with predetermined radiance test, and wherein, described predetermined synchrodata is corresponding to the selected location in a plurality of precalculated positions of the described wireless device that is associated with described predetermined radiance test;

Disposal system, itself and described receiver mechanism communicate, and be used for determining the measuring-signal feature based on the radio wave signal that is received, wherein, described measuring-signal feature is corresponding to described reference signal characteristics, and described disposal system also is used for analyzing described predetermined synchrodata from the radio wave signal that is received;

Data storage bank is used to store the test log that comprises described measuring-signal feature and described corresponding predetermined synchrodata; And

The radiance test module, be used for collecting described measuring-signal feature and described corresponding predetermined synchrodata from described disposal system, and it is stored in the described data storage bank, wherein, based on described predetermined radiance test, described reference signal characteristics, described corresponding measuring-signal feature and described predetermined synchrodata determine the radiance feature of described wireless device.

48. the method for the radiance of a definite wireless device comprises:

With wireless device be positioned at be scheduled to a plurality of precalculated positions that radiance test is associated in the place, selected location;

Radio wave signal is wirelessly sent to described wireless device, and described radio wave signal has corresponding to the reference signal characteristics of selected location and predetermined synchrodata;

From described wireless device receiving record, described record comprises measuring-signal feature and relevant with described predetermined synchrodata, and wherein said measuring-signal feature is by the measurement of the receiver module on the described wireless device and corresponding to described reference signal characteristics;

Based on described predetermined synchrodata, with described measuring-signal feature and synchronous corresponding to the positional information of selected location; And

Based on described quilt synchronous measuring-signal feature, reference signal characteristics and positional information, generate the radiance feature of described wireless device.