JP6706641B2 - Mobile terminal test system and mobile terminal test method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal test system that tests mobile terminals.

When a mobile terminal that communicates while moving, such as a mobile phone or a data communication terminal, is developed, it is necessary to test whether the developed mobile terminal can normally perform communication. For this reason, the mobile terminal to be tested is connected to a test device that operates as a pseudo base station that simulates the function of an actual base station, and communication is performed between the test device and the mobile terminal to confirm the contents of this communication. Testing is in progress.

Further, in the mobile communication system, 5G (5th Generation) service is expected to start, but at the beginning of the service, a method of operating 5G in combination with LTE (Long Term Evolution) is standardized as a specification.

In this way, when testing a mobile terminal that enables communication of different standards, it is conceivable to use a plurality of test devices corresponding to the respective standards.

Patent Document 1 describes that a plurality of measuring instruments are controlled and managed by a computer, and model information and setting contents of the measuring instruments to be controlled and managed are individually displayed.

JP, 2001-153686, A

However, in the case of the mobile terminal test device, it is necessary to operate the mobile terminal test device during the test, and the test cannot be efficiently advanced only by individually displaying the model information and the setting contents on the computer.

In addition, when using multiple mobile terminal test devices that support different standards, when information on communication with other mobile terminal test devices becomes necessary, you must manually enter the information, Can not proceed efficiently.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal test system capable of efficiently performing a test by controlling a plurality of mobile terminal test devices by a computer.

Mobile terminal test system of the present invention includes a display unit displaying the images, an operation unit for accepting an operation input, and the pseudo base station section to simulate a base station by transmitting and receiving mobile terminals and signals, in the operating unit A control unit that outputs a command to the pseudo base station unit based on the input information to simulate the base station, and displays information on the display unit based on the information output from the pseudo base station unit. A mobile terminal test apparatus, a second mobile terminal test apparatus for simulating a mobile communication base station to test the mobile terminal, and communication with the mobile terminal test apparatus and the second mobile terminal test apparatus. The command is generated to the pseudo base station unit of the mobile terminal test device based on the information input to its own operation unit and transmitted to the mobile terminal test device, and after the transmission, from the mobile terminal test device. A remote control unit for displaying the same information display image as the information display image to be displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal test device on its own display unit based on the received information, and controlling the second mobile terminal test device a test controller, and an external device provided with a mobile terminal test system having a control unit of the mobile terminal test device, the pseudo base and receiving the command from the remote control unit of the external equipment The command is output to the local unit, the information output from the pseudo base station unit is transmitted to the remote control unit of the external device, and the remote control unit and the test control unit of the external device exchange information with each other. To do.

With this configuration, the command is output to the pseudo base station unit based on the information input to the operation unit of the external device, and the display unit of the mobile terminal test device is displayed on the display unit of the external device based on the information output from the pseudo base station unit. The same information that should have been displayed is displayed. Therefore, the mobile terminal test device can be controlled from an external device to check the test status and the like, and the test can be efficiently performed.
In addition, information is transmitted and received between the remote control unit and the test control unit operating on the same external device. Therefore, it is possible to easily obtain the information of the other mobile terminal test equipment necessary for the test, and to efficiently carry out the test.

Further, in the mobile terminal test system of the present invention, the control unit and the remote control unit are configured by the same program, and when the program is determined to be operating in the external device, the operation unit of the external device. While transmitting a command to the pseudo base station unit to the mobile terminal test device based on the information input to, the information display image on the display unit of the external device based on the information received from the mobile terminal test device and When the same is displayed and it is determined that the mobile terminal test device is operating, when the command is received from the remote control unit, the command is output to the pseudo base station unit and output from the pseudo base station unit. Information is transmitted to the remote control unit.

With this configuration, the processing is changed depending on the operating device, and the processing as the control unit and the processing as the remote control unit are executed by the same program. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately develop the program, and the development cost can be suppressed.

Further, the mobile terminal testing method of the present invention includes a pseudo base station unit that simulates a base station by transmitting and receiving a signal to and from a mobile terminal, and a display unit that displays an image. A mobile terminal test device , which is one of the plurality of devices, and one of a plurality of devices that are communicable with the external device, testing the mobile terminal by simulating a base station for mobile communication; Of the mobile terminal test device of (1) is used to control the pseudo base station unit from a remote control unit operating in the external device, and to control the second mobile terminal test device from a test control unit operating in the external device. A mobile terminal test method for testing the mobile terminal, wherein the remote control unit generates a command to the pseudo base station unit based on information input to the operation unit of the external device, A step of transmitting the command to the test device, the mobile terminal test device outputting the command received from the remote control unit to the pseudo base station unit; and the mobile terminal test device output from the pseudo base station unit. Transmitting the information to the remote control unit, the remote control unit, based on the information received from the mobile terminal test device, the same information that should be displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal test device And a step of displaying the information on the display unit of the external device, and a step of transmitting and receiving information between the remote control unit and the test control unit .

With this configuration, the command is output to the pseudo base station unit based on the information input to the operation unit of the external device, and the display unit of the mobile terminal test device is displayed on the display unit of the external device based on the information output from the pseudo base station unit. The same information that should have been displayed is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to control the mobile terminal test device from an external device, check the status of the test, etc., and perform the test efficiently.
In addition, information is transmitted and received between the remote control unit and the test control unit operating on the same external device. Therefore, it is possible to easily obtain the information of the other mobile terminal test equipment necessary for the test, and to efficiently carry out the test.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can provide a mobile terminal test device capable of efficiently performing a test by controlling a plurality of mobile terminal test devices by a computer.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal test system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of command output processing of the first mobile terminal test device of the mobile terminal test system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal test system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a mobile terminal test system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first mobile terminal test apparatus 1, a second mobile terminal test apparatus 2, and a personal computer apparatus (hereinafter, simply referred to as “external apparatus”). "PC") and 3 are included.

The first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 and the second mobile terminal test apparatus 2 are controlled by the PC 3 to test the mobile terminal 4.

The mobile terminal 4 is configured to be able to perform communication of multiple standards such as 5G and LTE. The first mobile terminal test device 1 and the second mobile terminal test device 2 are communication test devices of different standards. For example, the first mobile terminal test device 1 is dedicated to the LTE standard, and the second mobile terminal test device 2 is dedicated to the 5G standard.

In the present embodiment, the first mobile terminal test device 1 and the second mobile terminal test device 2 wirelessly transmit and receive signals to and from the mobile terminal 4 via the antenna 15 and the antenna 23.

The first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, a hard disk device, an input port, and an output port. It is composed of a computer unit provided.

In this computer unit, the CPU executes an OS (Operating System) stored in the hard disk device so that the CPU can control the devices connected to the input port and the output port.

The first mobile terminal test device 1 is configured to include a communication unit 11, a display unit 12, an operation unit 13, a pseudo base station unit 14, an antenna 15, and a control unit 16.

The communication unit 11 is composed of a communication module. The communication unit 11 communicates with the PC 3 via an Ethernet (registered trademark)-compliant LAN (Local Area Network) 5 connected to the input/output port.

The display unit 12 is composed of an image display device such as a liquid crystal display, and displays an image for inputting necessary information, an image showing a state under test, and the like.

The operation unit 13 includes input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, and outputs information input by operation to the control unit 16.

The pseudo base station unit 14 transmits/receives a radio signal to/from the mobile terminal 4 via the antenna 15 under the control of the control unit 16. The pseudo base station unit 14 controls communication with the mobile terminal 4 based on a command input from the control unit 16. The pseudo base station unit 14 outputs the state of communication with the mobile terminal 4 and the like to the control unit 16.

The control unit 16 is composed of a program stored in the hard disk device of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1. The control unit 16 operates on the OS of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 and controls the communication unit 11, the display unit 12, the operation unit 13, the pseudo base station unit 14, and the like via the OS to control the computer unit. Is operated as the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1.

The control unit 16 outputs a command to the pseudo base station unit 14 based on the information input to the operation unit 13 to control the operation as the pseudo base station. The control unit 16 displays, on the display unit 12, a guide for input to the operation unit 13, contents of parameters set in the pseudo base station unit 14, a state of communication with the mobile terminal 4 output from the pseudo base station unit 14, and the like. Display it.

The second mobile terminal test apparatus 2 is configured by a computer unit including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk device, an input port, and an output port.

In this computer unit, when the CPU executes the OS stored in the storage device, the CPU can control the devices connected to the input port and the output port.

The second mobile terminal test device 2 is configured to include a communication unit 21, a pseudo base station unit 22, an antenna 23, and a control unit 24.

The communication unit 21 is composed of a communication module. The communication unit 21 communicates with the PC 3 via the Ethernet (registered trademark) LAN 5 connected to the input/output port.

The pseudo base station unit 22 transmits/receives a radio signal to/from the mobile terminal 4 via the antenna 23 under the control of the control unit 24. The pseudo base station unit 22 controls communication with the mobile terminal 4 based on a command input from the control unit 24. The pseudo base station unit 22 outputs the state of communication with the mobile terminal 4 and the like to the control unit 24.

The control unit 24 is configured by a program stored in the storage device of the second mobile terminal test device 2. The control unit 24 operates on the OS of the second mobile terminal test apparatus 2 and controls the communication unit 21, the pseudo base station unit 22 and the like via the OS to operate the computer unit as the second mobile terminal test apparatus. Operate as 2.

The second mobile terminal test apparatus 2 is controlled by the test control unit 35 of the PC 3. The control unit 24 of the second mobile terminal test apparatus 2 outputs the command received from the test control unit 35 of the PC 3 via the communication unit 21 described below to the pseudo base station unit 22. The control unit 24 transmits the state of communication with the mobile terminal 4 input from the pseudo base station unit 22 to the test control unit 35 of the PC 3 via the communication unit 21.

The PC 3 is composed of a computer unit including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, a hard disk device, an input port, and an output port.

In this computer unit, the CPU executes the OS 31 stored in the hard disk device so that the CPU can control the devices connected to the input port and the output port.

The PC 3 includes a communication unit 32, a display unit 33, an operation unit 34, a test control unit 35, and a remote control unit 36.

The communication unit 32 is composed of a communication module. The communication unit 32 communicates with the first mobile terminal test device 1 and the second mobile terminal test device 2 via a LAN (Local Area Network) 5 compliant with Ethernet (registered trademark) connected to the input/output port. .

The display unit 33 is configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display, and displays an image for inputting necessary information, an image showing a state under test, and the like.

The operation unit 34 includes input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, and outputs information input by operation to the test control unit 35 and the remote control unit 36.

The test control unit 35 is composed of a program stored in the hard disk device of the PC 3. The test control unit 35 operates on the OS 31 of the PC 3 and controls the communication unit 32, the display unit 33, the operation unit 34, and the like via the OS 31 to control the test of the second mobile terminal test apparatus 2. .

The test control unit 35 transmits a command to be output to the pseudo base station unit 22 to the second mobile terminal test device 2 via the communication unit 32, based on the information input to the operation unit 34. The test control unit 35 guides the input to the operation unit 34 and the content of the parameters set in the pseudo base station unit 22 based on the information received from the second mobile terminal test apparatus 2 via the communication unit 32. Alternatively, the state of communication with the mobile terminal 4 and the like are displayed on the display unit 33.

The test controller 35 can send and receive information to and from the remote controller 36 via the OS 31.

The remote control unit 36 is composed of a program stored in the hard disk device of the PC 3. The remote control unit 36 operates on the OS 31 of the PC 3 and controls the communication unit 32, the display unit 33, the operation unit 34, and the like via the OS 31 to control the test of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1. ..

The remote control unit 36 can send and receive information to and from the test control unit 35 via the OS 31.

When testing a mobile terminal 4 capable of performing communication of a plurality of standards, each of the first mobile terminal test device 1 and the second mobile terminal test device 2 of different communication standards has a communication state in another test device. Or call information during communication may be required.

By doing so, it is possible to refer to or utilize the information of other test apparatuses, and it is possible to carry out the test efficiently.

The remote control unit 36 and the control unit 16 of the first mobile terminal test device 1 perform, for example, authentication by transmitting/receiving authentication information, and if the authentication is normally performed, the remote control unit 36 sends the first mobile terminal test. It enables control of the device 1.

When the remote control unit 36 is normally authenticated with the control unit 16 of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 and the control of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 becomes possible, the information input to the operation unit 34 is displayed. Based on the above, the command is transmitted to the first mobile terminal test device 1 via the communication unit 32.

When the control unit 16 of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 successfully authenticates with the remote control unit 36 and becomes controllable from the remote control unit 36, the control unit 16 from the remote control unit 36 through the communication unit 11. When the command is received, the received command is output to the pseudo base station unit 14.

The command transmitted/received here may be the command itself output to the pseudo base station unit 14.

When the state of communication with the mobile terminal 4 is output from the pseudo base station unit 14, the control unit 16 of the first mobile terminal testing device 1 sends the information output via the communication unit 11 to the remote control unit 36. Send.

Upon receiving the information from the first mobile terminal test device 1 via the communication unit 32, the remote control unit 36 causes the display unit 33 to display the state of communication with the mobile terminal 4 based on the received information. The information transmitted and received here may be the information itself output from the pseudo base station unit 14.

The remote control unit 36 may perform the same process as the control unit 16 of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1, for example.

That is, based on the information received from the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 via the communication unit 32, the remote control unit 36 causes the display unit 12 to display the same information when the pseudo base station unit 14 outputs the same information. The same thing as that displayed on the display (for example, a window displaying the output information) is displayed on the display unit 33. Based on the information input to the operation unit 34, the remote control unit 36 generates the same command as the command that the control unit 16 outputs to the pseudo base station unit 14 when the same information is input to the operation unit 13.

By doing so, the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 is operated by the operation unit 13, and the test is performed by the operation unit 34 and the display unit 33 of the PC 3 in the same procedure as that of checking the information and the like on the display unit 12. Can be done.

When the OSs of the first mobile terminal test device 1 and the PC 3 are the same type of OS and the same program runs in both, the control unit 16 and the remote control unit 36 of the first mobile terminal test device 1 are the same. It can be configured by a program.

This program has information on which of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 and the PC 3 is operating. When the program is operating on the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1, a command is output to the pseudo base station unit 14. Then, the information is displayed on the display unit 12.

When the remote control unit 36 of the PC 3 is authenticated, the command received from the remote control unit 36 is output to the pseudo base station unit 14, and the information output from the pseudo base station unit 14 is transmitted to the remote control unit 36. To do.

When operating on the PC 3, it transmits a command to the pseudo base station unit 14 to the first mobile terminal test device 1 and displays information on the display unit 33 based on the information received from the first mobile terminal test device 1. Let

By doing so, it is not necessary to develop separate programs for the control unit 16 of the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 and the remote control unit 36 of the PC 3.

With such a configuration, the program configuring the control unit 16 on the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 can be downloaded to the hard disk device of the PC 3 and operated as the remote control unit 36.

By doing so, it is possible to prevent a mismatch between the program of the control unit 16 on the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1 and the program of the remote control unit 36 of the PC 3.

Further, by changing the program of the control unit 16 on the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1, the change can be reflected in both programs without separately changing the program of the remote control unit 36.

Further, the remote control unit 36 can reproduce exactly the same state on the control unit 16 side by transmitting only the operation information input to the operation unit 34 to the control unit 16.

Command output processing of the control unit 16 and the remote control unit 36 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. The command output process described below is executed when it is necessary to output a command to the pseudo base station unit 14 due to the information input to the operation unit 13 or the operation unit 34.

In step S1, the control unit 16 or the remote control unit 36 generates a command for the pseudo base station unit 14 from the information input to the operation unit 13 or the operation unit 34.

In step S2, the control unit 16 or the remote control unit 36 determines whether the operating state is on the PC 3. When it is determined that the operating state is on the PC 3, in step S3, the remote control unit 36 transmits a command to the first mobile terminal test device 1 and ends the process.

When it is determined that the operating state is not on the PC 3 in step S2, the control unit 16 outputs a command to the pseudo base station unit 14 in step S4, and ends the process.

In the present embodiment, the case where the second mobile terminal test apparatus 2 is a test apparatus controlled by the PC 3 is shown. However, similar to the first mobile terminal test apparatus 1, the test apparatus is not limited to the device main body or the PC 3. It may be a test device that can be controlled. Further, the plurality of first mobile terminal test apparatuses 1 may be controlled from the PC 3.

Even in such a case, the remote control unit 36 that operates on the PC 3 corresponding to each test apparatus enables the information to be transmitted and received to and from each other via the OS 31.

Although an embodiment of this invention has been disclosed, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be made without departing from the scope of this invention. All such modifications and equivalents are intended to be included in the following claims.

1 First Mobile Terminal Testing Device 2 Second Mobile Terminal Testing Device 3 Personal Computer Device (External Device)
4 Mobile Terminal 12 Display Section 13 Operation Section 14 Pseudo Base Station Section 16 Control Section 33 Display Section 34 Operation Section 35 Test Control Section 36 Remote Control Section

Claims (3)

Display unit for displaying images (12), an operation unit for accepting an operation input (13), and the pseudo base local to simulate a base station by transmitting and receiving a signal mobile terminals (4) (14), wherein A command is output to the pseudo base station unit based on the information input to the operation unit to simulate the base station, and information is displayed on the display unit as an information display image based on the information output from the pseudo base station unit. A mobile terminal test device (1) including a control unit (16)
A second mobile terminal test device (2) for simulating a mobile communication base station to test the mobile terminal;
The mobile terminal test device and the second mobile terminal test device are communicable with each other, and generate a command to the pseudo base station part of the mobile terminal test device based on the information input to its own operation unit (34). Information to be transmitted to the mobile terminal test device and displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal test device on its own display unit (33) based on the information received from the mobile terminal test device after the transmission. A mobile terminal including an external device (3) including a remote control unit (36) for displaying the same as the displayed image and a test control unit (35) for controlling the second mobile terminal test device. A test system,
The control unit of the mobile terminal test device ,
The output from the remote control unit of the external equipment and receives the command the pseudo base local to the command, and transmits the information output from the pseudo base local to the remote control of the external device,
A mobile terminal test system in which the remote control unit and the test control unit of the external device exchange information with each other . The control unit and the remote control unit are configured by the same program,
The program is
When it is determined that the external device is operating, the command to the pseudo base station unit is transmitted to the mobile terminal test device based on the information input to the operation unit of the external device, and the mobile terminal test device is also transmitted. Display the same information display image on the display unit of the external device based on the information received from
When it is determined that the mobile terminal test device is operating, when the command is received from the remote control unit, the command is output to the pseudo base station unit, and the information output from the pseudo base station unit is output to the remote control unit. The mobile terminal test system according to claim 1, wherein The mobile terminal (4) has a pseudo base station unit (14) that simulates a base station by transmitting and receiving a signal, a display unit (12) that displays an image, and an operation unit (13) that receives an operation input, A command is output to the pseudo base station unit based on the information input to the operation unit to simulate the base station, and information is displayed on the display unit based on the information output from the pseudo base station unit as an information display image. A mobile terminal test device (1) , which is one of a plurality of devices that can be communicated with an external device (3) to be displayed, and a base station for mobile communication is simulated to test the mobile terminal, A second mobile terminal test device (2), which is one of a plurality of devices capable of communicating with an external device, and a remote control unit (36) operating in the external device to use the pseudo base station unit. A mobile terminal test method for controlling the second mobile terminal test device by controlling the second mobile terminal test device from a test control section (35) operating in the external device ,
The remote control unit generates a command to the pseudo base station unit based on the information input to the operation unit (34) of the external device, and transmits the command to the mobile terminal test device;
The mobile terminal test device, the step of outputting the command received from the remote control unit to the pseudo base station unit,
The mobile terminal test device, a step of transmitting the information output from the pseudo base station unit to the remote control unit,
After the remote control unit transmits a command to the pseudo base station unit to the mobile terminal test device, it should be displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal test device based on the information received from the mobile terminal test device. Displaying the same information display image on the display unit (33) of the external device;
The remote control unit and the test control unit transmitting and receiving information to and from each other;
A mobile terminal test method comprising:

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