Measurement device and measurement method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10142037-B2
Application number	US-201615349085-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2016
Priority date	Feb 8, 2016
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A measurement device 100 includes a measurement section 10 and the like, and the measurement section 10 includes an SA 14 that receives a signal for measuring transmission characteristics with a frequency in a predetermined frequency band from a DUT 1 , an SG 15 that outputs a signal for measuring reception characteristics with a frequency in a predetermined frequency band to the DUT 1 , a band storage section 16 that stores information on a frequency band handled by the measurement section 10 , and a band setting section 12 that sets a frequency band handled by the SA 14 and the SG 15 on the basis of information of a frequency band handled by other measurement sections 20, 30 , and 40.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A measurement device, comprising:
a plurality of measurement means that are respectively connected to a plurality of devices to be measured capable of using a plurality of communication frequency bands, and perform measurements of at least one of transmission characteristics and reception characteristics of the plurality of devices to be measured in parallel using different communication frequency bands,
wherein the communication frequency bands correspond to different channels and/or different communication protocols,
wherein each of the plurality of measurement means comprises:
signal input means for receiving a signal for measuring the transmission characteristics with a frequency in a communication frequency band from each of the plurality of measurement devices, respectively; and
signal output means for outputting a signal for measuring the reception characteristics with a frequency in a communication frequency band to each of the plurality of devices to be measured, respectively,

wherein the measurement device further comprises:
band information storage means for storing information on the communication frequency bands handled by the plurality of signal input means and the plurality of signal output means;
band setting means for setting a communication frequency band handled by the plurality of signal input means and the plurality of signal output means; and
band management means for executing a process of storing information on a communication frequency band handled by the plurality of signal input means and the plurality of signal output means in the band information storage means, and clearing the information on the used communication frequency band from the band information storage means when the plurality of signal input means and the plurality of signal output means end measurement,

wherein the band setting means outputs a use request for use of the signal input means or the signal output means, and a communication frequency band desired to be used, to the band management means,
wherein the band management means determines permission or refusal in response to the use request on the basis of the information on the communication frequency band stored in the band information storage means with respect to the band setting means, and
wherein the band management means determines refusal when the communication frequency band for which the use request is made is already stored in the band information storage means, and determines permission when the communication frequency band for which the use request is made is not stored in the band information storage means and stores information on the communication frequency band for which the use request is made in the band information storage means.

2. The measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
control means including the band information storage means, the band management means, and the band setting means, and collectively performing processes on respective pieces of frequency band information of the plurality of measurement means.

3. A measurement device, comprising:
a plurality of measurement means that are respectively connected to a plurality of devices to be measured capable of using a plurality of communication frequency bands, and perform measurements of at least one of transmission characteristics and reception characteristics of the plurality of devices to be measured in parallel using different communication frequency bands,
wherein the communication frequency bands correspond to different channels and/or different communication protocols,
wherein each of the plurality of measurement means comprises:
signal input means for receiving a signal for measuring the transmission characteristics with a frequency in a communication frequency band from each of the plurality of measurement devices, respectively; and
signal output means for outputting a signal for measuring the reception characteristics with a frequency in a communication frequency band to each of the plurality of devices to be measured, respectively,

wherein the measurement device further comprises:
band information storage means for storing information on the communication frequency bands handled by the plurality of signal input means and the plurality of signal output means;
band setting means for setting a communication frequency band handled by the plurality of signal input means and the plurality of signal output means; and
band management means for executing a process of storing information on a communication frequency band handled by the plurality of signal input means and the plurality of signal output means in the band information storage means, and clearing the information on the used communication frequency band from the band information storage means when the plurality of signal input means and the plurality of signal output means end measurement,

wherein the band setting means outputs a use request for use of the signal input means or the signal output means, and a communication frequency band desired to be used, to the band management means,
wherein the band management means determines permission or refusal in response to the use request on the basis of the information on the communication frequency band stored in the band information storage means with respect to the band setting means, and
wherein in the plurality of measurement means:
the band information storage means is included in the plurality of measurement means, and includes a plurality of used band information storage means for storing information on a communication frequency band handled by the signal input means and the signal output means of the own measurement means; and
the band setting means is included in the plurality of measurement means, and includes used band setting means for setting the communication frequency band handled by the signal input means and the signal output means of the own measurement means on the basis of information on the communication frequency band stored in the used band information storage means of another measurement means.

4. The measurement device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the signal input means is signal analysis means for analyzing a signal input from the device to be measured,
the measurement device further comprises measurement parameter registration means for registering predetermined measurement parameters before start of measurement, and
the signal analysis means analyzes a signal input from the device to be measured on the basis of the measurement parameters.

5. The measurement device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the signal output means is signal generating means for generating a signal to be output to the device to be measured,
the measurement device further comprises measurement parameter registration means for registering predetermined measurement parameters before start of measurement, and
the signal generating means generates a signal to be output to the device to be measured on the basis of the measurement parameters.

6. A measurement method using a measurement device comprising a plurality of measurement means that are respectively connected to a plurality of devices to be measured capable of using a plurality of communication frequency bands, and perform measurements of at least one of transmission characteristics and reception characteristics of the plurality of devices to be measured in parallel using different communication frequency bands, the measurement method comprising:
performing the measurements of at least one of the transmission characteristics and the reception characteristics of the plurality of devices to be measured in parallel using signals in different communication frequency bands,
wherein the communication frequency bands correspond to different

Assignees

• Anritsu Corp

Inventors

• Takeda Eiji

Classifications

• H04B17/309 Primary

  Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters · CPC title

• H04B17/0085 Primary

  using test signal generators · CPC title