System and method for measuring power and bit error rate on the up-link and down-link simultaneously
US6266527A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B17/309
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for measuring the bit error rate (BER) and power on up-link and down-link channels substantially simultaneously from a mobile terminal to enable real time analysis in the field. This can be accomplished by including an application within a memory in the mobile terminal, which can initiate Link Balance (LB) start and stop commands sent from the mobile terminal to the base station. The LB start command is sent from the MS to the base station, instructing the base station to measure the power and BER on the up-link and forward these measurements to the mobile terminal. Simultaneously, the mobile terminal can measure the power and BER on the down-link and determine the current location. The up-link measurements, down-link measurements, and location information can then be displayed to the technician in real time, either on the mobile terminal itself or on a laptop computer.
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