CN1906960A - Apparatus and method for testing and analyzing base station with smart antenna, and protocol structure - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for testing and analyzing base station with smart antenna, and protocol structure Download PDF

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CN1906960A
CN1906960A CNA2004800409111A CN200480040911A CN1906960A CN 1906960 A CN1906960 A CN 1906960A CN A2004800409111 A CNA2004800409111 A CN A2004800409111A CN 200480040911 A CN200480040911 A CN 200480040911A CN 1906960 A CN1906960 A CN 1906960A
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An apparatus (130) for testing and analyzing a base station (120) having a smart antenna in a WCDMA communication system includes a test analyzer body (132) and a test analyzer interface (131). The test analyzer body (132) includes a user interface for generating test calls; a test call processor for selecting a protocol corresponding to the test call, analyzing a signal message for the protocol to monitor a call setup procedure, processing the test call to analyze traffic, and monitoring the traffic quality according to the selected protocol; a data processor for analyzing and processing the performance data of the test call processor; and a network interface for transmitting and receiving the protocol signal message, traffic, and performance message.

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Test and analysis have the apparatus and method and the protocol architecture of the base station of smart antenna
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind ofly be used for test and analysis has the apparatus and method of the base station of smart antenna (SA), and protocol architecture.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of apparatus and method and protocol architecture thereof of in WCDMA (wideband CDMA) mobile communication system, testing and analyze base station with SA.
Background technology
Korean patent application No.1995-17182 (submitting to June 23 nineteen ninety-five) discloses the invention of exercise question for " relevant apparatus of the performance evaluation of CDMA mobile communication system; building method and analytical method (RelatedApparatus for Performance Analysis of CDMA Mobile Communication System; Construction Method; and Analysis Method) ", it provides a kind of device, a kind of building method and a kind of analytical method, be used to analyze the performance relevant with Radio Link, such as bit energy noise ratio (energy-to-noise ratio), traffic frame quality etc., and be used for various statistical properties and system parameters at the CDMA mobile communication system network that voice service only is provided.
More particularly, the invention of the korean patent application No.1995-17182 that quotes can be applied to the parameter optimization of CDMA mobile communication system effectively, and parts, message collection parts that are used for from the systematic collection performance-related data and the parts that are used to analyze these data and message wherein are provided independently.But the function that is used for data collection and analysis is implemented in separate equipment, needs to carry out the work of trouble in performance evaluation, and does not have test call function here.
Another conventional art is the test of CDMA mobile system and the development of assessment (development of the Test and Evaluation System for the CDMA Mobile System (ERTI Journal Vol.19,3 at exercise question RdEdition, pages 281-318)) in the article.This piece article relates to a kind of device and analytical method that is used for the performance evaluation of cdma wireless communication system, and the improvement of the invention of the korean patent application No.1995-17182 that quotes has been described.
More particularly, according to this piece article, be used for collecting the parts that carry out the required radio link performance data of performance evaluation and be installed in mobile radio station and base station separatedly, so that analyze the performance of forward link and reverse link, and optimize CDMA mobile communication system required parameter is installed.But, use the parts that are installed in discretely in mobile radio station and the base station to come implementation data Collection and analysis function will follow the work of the trouble in performance evaluation.
Korean patent application No.1999-54897 (submitting on December 3rd, 1999) discloses the patent that name is called " apparatus and method (Apparatusand Method for Wireless Link Performance Analysis of CDMA MobileCommunication System) that are used for the radio link performance analysis of CDMA mobile communication system ", it provides a kind of apparatus and method that are used to analyze the radio link performance of CDMA mobile communication system of future generation, and the multimedia service that is provided as the MT-2000 mobile communication system is provided described CDMA mobile communication system of future generation.
The device that is used to analyze the radio link performance of the CDMA mobile communication system of future generation that multimedia service is provided comprises: the test call maker is used to generate the special services test call, and the test call that is generated is offered the base station; Network interface is used for from the base station reception data relevant with radio link performance; And performance analyser, be used to utilize the data relevant to analyze the performance of CDMA mobile communication system with radio link performance, and on screen the display analysis result.
More particularly, the invention of korean patent application No.1999-54897, it is used for carrying out effectively the radio link performance analysis that the performance test in the CDMA mobile communication system of future generation that multimedia service is provided requires, the real-time graph Presentation Function that comprises performance-relevant data collection function, data analysis function and analysis result, and according to COS generation test call.
In the patent of quoting, it combines data collection and analysis function and the function that produces test call according to COS, can as one man carry out a series of tests and evaluation procedure, for example the test call of special services produces the performance evaluation step of the special services of step, CDMA mobile communication system, but call out uncontrolledly, only need connection to controller with the burden of extra (excessive) testing cost.
Therefore the next generation mobile communication system that comprises the MT-2000 system is provided and video and internet and the relevant magnanimity multimedia service of sound by expectation, and requires to comprise the remarkable enhancing of the radio link performance of wireless system capacity.
In addition, the SA technology is a capacity enhancement techniques of future generation, is used for limited frequency bandwidth for providing the high-speed mobile communications service synchronously than the more mobile subscriber of existing system.But such SA specification requirement is a kind of to be used in laboratory and the on-the-spot function of test macro and the equipment of performance effectively of being provided with.
Summary of the invention
An advantage of the invention is provides a kind of apparatus and method and protocol architecture thereof that is used to test and analyze the base station with SA, is used for magnanimity multimedia test call by producing the WCDMA subscriber station and comes the function and the performance of testing the WCDMA base station effectively during the installation of WCDMA system and operating period and system development.
In one aspect of the invention, a kind of device that is used to test and analyze the base station with smart antenna is provided, it comprises: the test analyzer main frame, be used to carry out the management of the test call of the channel foundation/release that comprises the base station, be connected to the base station with generation magnanimity mobile communication multimedia test call, and measure and analyze the mode of operation of the system that comprises particular service functionality and the performance of system; With the test analyzer interface, be used for to the test analyzer main frame send/receive protocol signal message, the traffic and performance data from the test analyzer main frame.
The test analyzer main frame comprises: user interface, be used to produce test call, and be connected with the direct of base station so that start, with monitor system performance; Test call processor is used for selecting and the corresponding agreement of test call, and the signal message of analyzing agreement is handled test call with the analyzing communication amount with the monitoring call setup process, and according to the quality of the analysis result monitor traffic of the traffic; Protocol processor is used to produce the signal message that is used for selected agreement; Data processor is used to analyze and handle the performance data of test call processor; And network interface, be used for and the test analyzer interface communication, so that transmission/reception protocol signal message, the traffic and capability message.
Test call processor comprises: the test call analyzer is used for selecting corresponding protocols according to test call; The traffic analysis device is used for giving the test call analyzer with the protocol signal message report, with the monitoring call setup process, perhaps gives the test call analyzer with the analysis result information of the traffic, with the quality of monitor traffic; With the signal message database, be used for storage signal message in order.
Data processor comprises: data-analyzing machine is used for the performance data of analytical test call processing device; And performance database, be used to store the analysis result of data-analyzing machine.
Test call comprises sound, video or internet multimedia calling.Test call communicates according to respective protocol and mobile radio station.
Utilization is stored in the channel that message in the signal message database is established to mobile radio station to protocol processor according to respective protocol.
When being established to the channel of mobile radio station, protocol processor reports to the traffic analysis device of network interface and test call processor with this result, and to mobile radio station send/receive the corresponding communication amount from mobile radio station.
Best, the analysis result of the traffic comprises the analysis result of frame error rate or propagation delay.
Best, the analysis result of data processor comprises the analysis result of the operating characteristics of modulation/demodulation state or base station.
The request of data by the operator that is stored in the performance database is reported to user interface, makes the operator can monitor the performance of mobile communication system.
In another aspect of the present invention, a kind of method that is used to test and analyze the base station with smart antenna is provided, it comprises: (a) produce test call so that the operator can be directly connected to the base station, and the letter energy of supervisory control system; (b) select agreement corresponding to the test call of operator's input; (c) produce the signal message that is used for selected agreement; (d), or handle test call with the analyzing communication amount according to protocol signal message monitoring call setup process; And (e) according to function, performance and the mode of operation of the analysis result testing base station of the traffic, and according to the test result analysis performance data.
Described method also comprises host-host protocol signal message, the traffic and performance data.
Described method also is included in storage signal message and performance data in the database.
Here, test call comprises sound, video or internet multimedia calling.Test call communicates according to respective protocol and mobile radio station.
Here, be from by the operating characteristics of traffic frame quality, bit energy noise ratio (bit energy-to-noise ratio), base station system and group that mobile station location is formed, to select in the mode of operation parameter of step (e) test.
Of the present invention aspect another in, a kind of comnnnication protocol structure of device of the test analysis that is used for the base station is provided, it comprises: (a) application layer is used for request call control service, the test call that produces from the test analyzer main frame with control; (b) call out control (CC) layer, be used for carrying out and call out the control service, ask the mobile management service then; (c) mobile management (MM) layer is used to carry out the mobile management service, then Radio Resource control service; (d) Radio Resource control (RRC) layer is used to carry out Radio Resource control service, asks wireless link control service then; (e) wireless link control (RLC) layer is used to carry out wireless link control service, asks media interviews control service then; (f) media interviews controls (MAC) layer is used to carry out media interviews control service, then the claim frame protocol service; (g) Frame Protocol (FP) layer is used to carry out protocol service, asks the Ethernet service then; (h) ethernet layer is used for the service request of test analyzer main frame is sent to the test analyzer interface.
Comnnnication protocol structure also comprises codec layer, is used to handle the multimedia communication amount.
Comnnnication protocol structure also comprises Node B application protocol (NBAP) layer, is used for the transmission of the performance data between test analyzer and the base station.
Of the present invention aspect another in, a kind of comnnnication protocol structure of device of the test analysis that is used for the base station, it is the comnnnication protocol structure of device of test analysis that is used for having in the WCDMA mobile communication system base station of smart antenna, comprise: (a) application layer, be used for request call control service, with the test call of control from the generation of test analyzer main frame; (b) call out control (CC) layer, be used for carrying out and call out the control service, ask the mobile management service then; (c) mobile management (MM) layer is used to carry out the mobile management service, then Radio Resource control service; (d) Radio Resource control (RRC) layer is used to carry out Radio Resource control service, asks wireless link control service then; (e) wireless link control (RLC) layer is used to carry out wireless link control service, asks media interviews control service then; (f) media interviews controls (MAC) layer is used to carry out media interviews control service, then the claim frame protocol service; (g) Frame Protocol (FP) layer is used to carry out protocol service, asks the Ethernet service then; (h) ethernet layer, be used for the service request of test analyzer main frame is sent to the test analyzer interface, wherein the test analyzer interface of step (h) is handled ethernet layer and the service of frame protocol and the transmission service request of application layer and MAC layer.
Of the present invention aspect another in, a kind of method that is used for using communication protocol between mobile radio station, base station and test analyzer is provided, described method comprises: the service request that (a) sends a plurality of protocol layers of self-test analyzer main frame; (b) handle the ethernet layer between a plurality of protocol layers and the service of frame protocol, and transmit the service request of application layer or MAC layer; (c) carry at L1 (layer 1) layer and be sent to the application layer of base station or the service request of MAC layer, and the service request that carries is sent to common mobile radio station; And (d) with each layer of handling the test analyzer main frame between the opposite direction of service request handle service from common mobile radio station.
Here, the traffic communication between test analyzer main frame and common mobile radio station is to realize by the codec layer that is used to handle the multimedia communication amount.
The performance data that transmits between test analyzer main frame and base station is sent to the test analyzer main frame via the NBAP layer.
Validity Test for the radio link performance of base station with WCDMA smart antenna, the invention enables the base station to produce magnanimity multimedia test call immediately, and, strengthen economically and guarantee needed systematic function for the operator provides the radio link performance of special services.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that has the WCDMA mobile communication system of SA according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram that is used to test the test analyzer of the base station with SA according to an embodiment of the invention; With
Fig. 3 is the comnnnication protocol structure that is used to test the device of the base station with SA according to an embodiment of the invention.
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In the following detailed description, just illustrating and described the preferred embodiments of the present invention, only is for the desired enforcement of inventor best mode of the present invention is described.As be about to recognize, the present invention can various be that condition is made amendment aspect obvious not break away from the present invention fully.Thereby it is illustrative and not restrictive in itself that accompanying drawing and explanation are considered to.In order to illustrate the present invention, ignored the part of in specification, not describing, and provide the part of similar description to have identical reference number.
Hereinafter, apparatus and method that are used to test the base station with SA according to an embodiment of the invention and protocol architecture thereof will be described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in detail.
Base station with SA is more senior than the systematic function of the base station that does not have any SA, therefore relates to and systemic-function and performance-relevant more polymorphic type and more substantial data and parameter.Therefore, need a kind of being used for economically and the environment of mode test function and performance data effectively.
According to embodiments of the invention, provide the function of WCDMA SA base station of multimedia service and the performance can be in that all laboratories and scene are tested effectively and analyzed in being provided with.In addition, can carry out more accurate and effective diagnosis to systemic-function and performance, and multimedia service can be provided to subscriber station.This embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that has the WCDMA mobile communication system of SA according to an embodiment of the invention, and wherein the WCDMA mobile communication system comprises WCDMA mobile radio station 110, has the test analyzer 130 of base station 120 and the base station of WCDMA SA.Below, with providing the WCDMA signal is sent to the description of the processing of base station 120 from mobile radio station 110, and its reverse process (reverse process), just the WCDMA signal 120 is sent to mobile radio station 110 and will can not be described below from the base station.
With reference to figure 1, provide the general utility functions that need with base station 120 signal posts as the WCDMA mobile radio station 110 of the common mobile radio station that uses by the actual user, and the signal that WCDMA is handled sends to base station 120 as RF (radio frequency) signal via SA.
The RF signal is converted into IF (intermediate frequency) signal via RF transducer 121 and IF transducer 122, and finally is converted to BF (fundamental frequency) signal, sends to WCDMA SA modulator-demodulator 123 then.
The signal that 123 demodulation of WCDMA SA modulator-demodulator receive from mobile radio station 110, and demodulated information sent to modulator-demodulator controller 124.
Modulator-demodulator controller 124 channel-decodings (channel-decodes) institute demodulated information, and communicate with channel processor.Channel processor control WCDMA SA modulator-demodulator 123 and modulator-demodulator controller 124, and to test analyzer main frame 132 send/receive the information that is exchanged from test analyzer main frame 132.Here, channel processor comprises processor hardware 125 and test analyzer interface 131.
Processor hardware 125 typically uses CPU (CPU) to implement, and test analyzer interface 131 is carried out the function program of channel processor.
Test analyzer main frame 132 has the test call management function of the channel foundation/release of the base station 120 that is included in the WCDMA mobile communication system, thereby by wireless channel and mobile station communicate, the operator can receive various radio multimedium services.
In the test analyzer main frame 132 control base stations 120 from RF transducer 121 to processor hardware 125 each set up the function of equipment, and, each is set up equipment control indication measurement content, measures beginning and measures the record (statement) that finishes for the performance diagnogtics of WCDMA mobile communication system.
Here, the operator is allowed to can be in the unit of base station 120 (cell), from the base station 120 comprise the mode of operation of the function and the performance of WCDMA mobile communication system to mobile radio station 110 tests.
132 pairs of measurement data of test analyzer main frame are classified and are analyzed, and allow the function and the performance of operator's testing SA base station 120.For example, measured data comprise the weighting (weight), demodulator estimating signal intensity, modulator/demodulator state value of specific wireless path signal intensity, the antenna specific direction of IF level transmission/received signal intensity, the WCDMA SA modulator-demodulator 123 of specific antenna transmission/received power, the IF transducer 122 of RF transducer 121, about the demodulator deviant in propagation delay time and such as the traffic quality information of the bit error rate of modulator-demodulator controller 124.
For example, the mode of operation parameter from the measurement data analysis comprises traffic frame quality, bit energy noise ratio, comprises operating characteristics, mobile station location of the SA base station system of demodulator etc.These data can be provided in real time with the mobile communication service, and are stored in the memory of separation for the purpose of analyzing more accurately in the future.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram that is used to test the test analyzer 200 of the base station with SA according to an embodiment of the invention.The test analyzer 130 of the WCDMA SA base station of Fig. 1 and test analyzer interface 131 test analyzer 200 with the WCDMA SA base station of Fig. 2 respectively are identical with test analyzer interface 210.
Get back to Fig. 1, the test analyzer 130 of WCDMA SA base station comprises test analyzer main frame 132 and test analyzer interface 131.As described in Figure 2, the test analyzer main frame 132 of Fig. 1 comprises network interface 220, protocol processor 230, data processor 240 and 250, test call processor 260,270 and 280 and user interface 290.Specific function and operation are described below.
Data processor comprises data-analyzing machine 240 and performance database 250.Test call processor comprises traffic analysis device 260, signal message database 270 and test call analyzer 280.
At first, the operator makes user interface 290 produce test call.Test call comprises various multimedia calls, comprises sound, video, internet etc., and wherein each is all communicated by letter with mobile radio station 110 according to corresponding protocol.
Test call analyzer 280 is selected and the corresponding agreement of test call by operator's input, and via the message generator, be protocol processor 230 in signal message database 270 in order storage be used for the signal message of selected agreement.Here, performance database 250 and signal message database 270 can be memories.
In order to be established to the channel of mobile radio station 110, protocol processor 230 utilization is stored in the signal message database 270 according to corresponding protocol message and mobile radio station 110, modulator-demodulator controller 124 and test analyzer interface 131 communicate.
When being established to the channel of mobile radio station 110, this is reported to network interface 220 and traffic analysis device 260, be used for to mobile radio station 110 send/receive the corresponding communication amounts from mobile radio station 110.Here, network interface 220 is as the window of test analyzer main frame 132, and communicate by TCP-IP and test analyzer interface 210 so that to base station 120 send/120 receive and are stored in the protocol signal message the signal message database 270 and are stored in performance data in the performance database 250 from the base station.
Protocol signal message is sent to test call analyzer 280 via traffic analysis device 260, thereby the operator can monitor call setup process.In traffic analysis device 260 analyzing communication amounts, and be sent to test call analyzer 280, make that the operator can the monitor traffic quality such as the analysis result of the frame error rate, propagation delay etc.
In data-analyzing machine 240 handling property data.Analysis result such as operating characteristics of modulator/demodulator state, base station etc. is stored in the performance database 250, and sends to user interface 290 according to operator's request, thereby the user can monitor the performance of WCDMA mobile communication system.
Protocol communication will be as follows by illustration, describes the specific operation of test analysis interface 131 and test analysis main frame 132, with the wireless performance of the WCDMA SA base station of survey map 1.
Fig. 3 has illustrated the comnnnication protocol structure that is used to test the test analyzer of the base station with SA according to an embodiment of the invention, and wherein comnnnication protocol structure is structured between common mobile radio station 310, WCDMA SA base station and the test analyzer main frame 330.Here, the protocol layer and the test analyzer interface 131 of the base station 120 shown in reference number 320 presentation graphs 1.
With reference to figure 3, when test analyzer main frame 330 produced test call, application layer 341 requests of test analyzer main frame 330 were from the CC service of CC (the calling out control) layer 338 of test analyzer main frame 330.Then, 338 request of CC layer are from the MM service of MM (mobile management) layer 337 of test analyzer main frame 330.
337 requests of MM layer-management are from the RRC service of RRC (Radio Resource control) layer 336 of test analyzer main frame 330.Rrc layer 336 requests are from the RLC service of RLC (Radio Link control) layer 335 of test analyzer main frame 330.
Subsequently, rlc layer 335 requests are from the MAC service of MAC (media interviews control) layer 334 of test analyzer main frame 330.334 request of MAC layer are from the FP service of FP (Frame Protocol) layer 333 of test analyzer main frame 330.333 request of FP layer are from the Ethernet service of the ethernet layer 331 of test analyzer main frame 330.
The service request of these layers is sent to the test analyzer interface, and it handles the service from ethernet layer 331 and FP layer 333, but will be from upper strata more, be that the service of application layer 341 and MAC layer 334 is sent to the base station.
The base station carries the service request from application layer 341 or MAC layer 334 on L1 (layer 1) layer 322, and transfers them to common mobile radio station 310.Mobile radio station 310 with handle described service from the opposite direction (reverse direction) of service request of the layer in the test analyzer main frame 330.
The L1 layer 311 of common mobile radio station 310 reports to the service request of application layer 318 or MAC layer 312 on the MAC layer 312 of common mobile radio station 310.The MAC layer 312 of common mobile radio station 310 reports to the service request of application layer 318 or rlc layer 313 rlc layer 313 of common mobile radio station 310.The rlc layer 313 of common mobile radio station 310 reports to the service request of application layer 318 or rrc layer 314 rrc layer 314 of common mobile radio station 310.
By this way, the CC layer 316 of common mobile radio station 310 reports to the service request of application layer 318 application layer 318 of common mobile radio station 310.Finally, the call request information that produces from the application layer 341 of test analyzer main frame 330 is sent to the application layer 318 of common mobile radio station 310.It is to carry out with the direction (reverse) opposite with this process that message from common mobile radio station 310 to test analyzer main frame 330 transmits.
The traffic of communicating by letter between test analyzer main frame 330 and mobile radio station 310 is sent to codec layer 339 and is used to handle multimedia communication, rather than application layer 341 and rrc layer 336.Therefore, traffic channel between test analyzer main frame 330 and mobile radio station 310 is set up with following order: the application layer 341 in the test analyzer main frame 330, rrc layer 335, MAC layer 334, FP layer 333 and ethernet layer 331, ethernet layer 321 in the test analyzer interface and FP layer 324, the L1 layer 311 in the common mobile radio station 310, MAC layer 312, rrc layer 313 and codec layer 317.The traffic channel of utilize setting up, test analyzer main frame 330 to common mobile radio station 310 send/from common mobile radio station 310 received communication amounts.
The performance data of base station is sent to test analyzer main frame 330 via NBAP (Node B application protocol) layer 332 of test analyzer 330.
Thereby embodiments of the invention have been carried out a series of test processs effectively in single equipment, and test effectively and analyzed and have the WCDMA smart antenna with multimedia service that magnanimity is provided function and the performance to the base station of common mobile radio station.In addition, the present invention has the function of direct control according to the test call and the monitoring protocol of COS, also have the function of Collection and analysis performance data and the function of analysis result is provided on graphic alphanumeric display, make it possible to the performance of controlling test call and monitoring common mobile radio station thus.Therefore, the present invention is very useful aspect economy in the test of the mode of operation of base station and efficient.
Though described the present invention with preferred embodiment in conjunction with being considered to most realistic, but be to be understood that the present invention is confined to disclosed execution mode, on the contrary, this is the arrangement for various modifications in the spirit and scope that contain appended claims and equivalence.
According to the present invention, the operator can with simple and easily mode produce the mobile communication multimedia call of magnanimity, communicate with common mobile radio station simultaneously, and the function of diagnostic system and the service quality of performance and specific call effectively.
And the present invention is applicable to system development test and system operation, to test and to guarantee the function and the performance of WCDMA mobile communication system economically, has strengthened the competitiveness of WCDMA mobile communication system thus.

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1. device that is used to test and analyze base station with smart antenna, it is used for WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA)) mobile communication system, and described device comprises:
The test analyzer main frame, be used to carry out the management of the test call of the channel foundation/release that comprises the base station, connect the base station with generation magnanimity mobile communication multimedia test call, and measure and analyze the mode of operation of the system that comprises particular service functionality and the performance of system; With
The test analyzer interface, be used for to the test analyzer main frame send/receive protocol signal message, the traffic and performance data from the test analyzer main frame.
2. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the test analyzer main frame comprises:
User interface is used to produce test call, is connected with the direct of base station so that start, with monitor system performance;
Test call processor is used for selecting and the test call corresponding protocols, and the signal message of analyzing agreement is handled test call with the analyzing communication amount with the monitoring call setup process, and according to the quality of the analysis result monitor traffic of the traffic;
Protocol processor is used to produce the signal message that is used for selected agreement;
Data processor is used to analyze and handle the performance data of test call processor; With
Network interface is used for and the test analyzer interface communication, so that transmission/reception protocol signal message, the traffic and capability message.
3. device as claimed in claim 2, wherein test call processor comprises:
The test call analyzer is used for selecting corresponding protocols according to test call;
The traffic analysis device is used for giving the test call analyzer with the protocol signal message report, with the monitoring call setup process, perhaps gives the test call analyzer with the analysis result information of the traffic, with the quality of monitor traffic; With
The signal message database is used for storage signal message in order.
4. device as claimed in claim 2, wherein data processor comprises:
Data-analyzing machine is used for the performance data of analytical test call processing device; With
Performance database is used to store the analysis result of data-analyzing machine.
5. as any one the described device in the claim 1 to 4, wherein test call comprises sound, video or internet multimedia calling, and test call communicates according to corresponding protocol and mobile radio station.
6. device as claimed in claim 2, wherein utilization is stored in the channel that message in the signal message database is established to mobile radio station to protocol processor according to respective protocol.
7. device as claimed in claim 6, wherein when being established to the channel of mobile radio station, protocol processor reports to the traffic analysis device of network interface and test call processor with this result, and to mobile radio station send/receive the corresponding communication amount from mobile radio station.
8. device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the analysis result of the traffic comprises the analysis result of frame error rate or propagation delay.
9. device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the analysis result of data processor comprises the analysis result of the operating characteristics of modulation/demodulation state or base station.
10. device as claimed in claim 4, the request of data by the operator that wherein is stored in the performance database is reported to user interface, makes the operator can monitor the performance of mobile communication system.
11. a method that is used to test and analyze the base station with smart antenna, it is used for the WCDMA mobile communication system, and described method comprises:
(a) produce test call so that the operator can be directly connected to the base station, and the letter energy of supervisory control system;
(b) select agreement corresponding to the test call of operator's input;
(c) produce the signal message that is used for selected agreement;
(d), or handle test call with the analyzing communication amount according to protocol signal message monitoring call setup process; And
(e) according to function, performance and the mode of operation of the analysis result testing base station of the traffic, and according to the test result analysis performance data.
12. method as claimed in claim 11 also comprises:
Host-host protocol signal message, the traffic and performance data.
13. method as claimed in claim 11 also comprises:
Storage signal message and performance data in database.
14. method as claimed in claim 11, wherein test call comprises sound, video or internet multimedia calling, and test call communicates according to corresponding protocol and mobile radio station.
15. method as claimed in claim 11 is to select from the group of the operating characteristics that comprises traffic frame quality, bit energy noise ratio, base station system and mobile station location in the mode of operation parameter of step (e) test wherein.
16. the comnnnication protocol structure of the device of a test analysis that is used for the base station, it is the comnnnication protocol structure of device of test analysis that is used for having in the WCDMA mobile communication system base station of smart antenna, and described comnnnication protocol structure comprises:
(a) application layer is used for request call control service, with the test call of control from the generation of test analyzer main frame;
(b) call out control (CC) layer, be used for carrying out and call out the control service, ask the mobile management service then;
(c) mobile management (MM) layer is used to carry out the mobile management service, then Radio Resource control service;
(d) Radio Resource control (RRC) layer is used to carry out Radio Resource control service, asks wireless link control service then;
(e) wireless link control (RLC) layer is used to carry out wireless link control service, asks media interviews control service then;
(f) media interviews controls (MAC) layer is used to carry out media interviews control service, then the claim frame protocol service;
(g) Frame Protocol (FP) layer is used to carry out protocol service, asks the Ethernet service then; With
(h) ethernet layer is used for the service request of test analyzer main frame is sent to the test analyzer interface.
17. comnnnication protocol structure as claimed in claim 16 also comprises:
Codec layer is used to handle the multimedia communication amount.
18. comnnnication protocol structure as claimed in claim 16 also comprises:
Node B application protocol (NBAP) layer is used for the transmission of the performance data between test analyzer and the base station.
19. the comnnnication protocol structure of the device of a test analysis that is used for the base station, it is the comnnnication protocol structure of device of test analysis that is used for having in the WCDMA mobile communication system base station of smart antenna, and described comnnnication protocol structure comprises:
(a) application layer is used for request call control service, with the test call of control from the generation of test analyzer main frame;
(b) call out control (CC) layer, be used for carrying out and call out the control service, ask the mobile management service then;
(c) mobile management (MM) layer is used to carry out the mobile management service, then Radio Resource control service;
(d) Radio Resource control (RRC) layer is used to carry out Radio Resource control service, asks wireless link control service then;
(e) wireless link control (RLC) layer is used to carry out wireless link control service, asks media interviews control service then;
(f) media interviews controls (MAC) layer is used to carry out media interviews control service, then the claim frame protocol service;
(g) Frame Protocol (FP) layer is used to carry out protocol service, asks the Ethernet service then; With
(h) ethernet layer is used for the service request of test analyzer main frame is sent to the test analyzer interface,
Wherein the test analyzer interface is handled the service of ethernet layer and frame protocol and the service request of transmission application layer and MAC layer.
20. a method that is used for using communication protocol between mobile radio station, base station and the test analyzer of WCDMA mobile communication system, described method comprises:
(a) send the service request of a plurality of protocol layers of self-test analyzer main frame;
(b) handle the ethernet layer between a plurality of protocol layers and the service of frame protocol, and transmit the service request of application layer or MAC layer;
(c) carry the application layer that is sent to the base station or the service request of MAC layer at L1 (layer 1) layer, and the service request that carries is sent to common mobile radio station; And
(d) with each layer of handling the test analyzer main frame between the opposite direction of service request handle service from common mobile radio station.
21. method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the traffic communication between test analyzer main frame and common mobile radio station is to realize by the codec layer that is used to handle the multimedia communication amount.
22. method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the performance data that transmits between test analyzer main frame and base station is sent to the test analyzer main frame via the NBAP layer.
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