KR101497896B1 - method for automatically setting wireless cmmunication testing equipment with multi port - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for automatically setting multiport wireless communication testing equipment which can perform automatic setting by transmitting a setting content when resetting is required while every kind of setting content to be performed with regard to a terminal to be connected to each port in multiport wireless communication testing equipment is stored in the terminal. The method for automatically setting multiport wireless communication testing equipment according to the present invention comprises: a step (a) of executing an automatic setting application; a step (b) of reading a port setting content by the automatic setting application when port setting is required, and then transmitting the content to wireless communication testing equipment; and a step (b1) of performing port setting with regard to a relevant mobile communication terminal in accordance with the port setting content which the wireless communication testing equipment received the port setting content in the step (b).

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a multi-port wireless communication test apparatus,

The present invention relates to an automatic setting method of a multi-port wireless communication test apparatus, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for automatically setting a multi-port wireless communication test apparatus, And a method of automatically setting a multi-port wireless communication test apparatus that can transmit the setting contents to the test equipment and perform automatic setting.

As is well known, a mobile communication system is a system for transmitting and receiving information through radio waves that can not be visually recognized, and a wireless communication test equipment is required to measure radio waves. One of such testing equipments is DM (Diagnostic Monitoring) equipment equipped with radio wave analysis software that measures the quality of data transmitted and received by radio waves and the quality of radio waves to be output by a user so that they can be identified and analyzed.

More specifically, the DM equipment extracts radio wave defects and shaded areas where the intensity of the radio waves is weak or a lot of radio waves arrive from a plurality of base stations and the radio waves are mixed or the radio waves do not reach through the measurement and analysis of the radio waves, The DM equipment user performs an optimization operation of changing the radio wave deficit and the shadow area to a good area where the communication is smooth by adjusting various parameters of the mobile communication network such as the base station output power, the antenna direction adjustment and various wireless connection parameters, It is a device that collects and analyzes the radio environment to perform additional work such as addition or replacement of base stations.

However, since the above-described optimization and network construction work is performed for a wide area, the DM equipment is typically mounted on a vehicle and collects data for collection and analysis of the propagation environment. This DM device has two functions of real time measurement function and analysis function. The real time measurement function is a function of analyzing and outputting data received from a mobile communication terminal in real time, and the analysis function is a function of measuring and logging ) Data is processed in various forms and then analyzed in a digital map in connection with position data or analyzed in the form of various statistics, for example, a signal graph.

On the other hand, since a more advanced generation mobile communication system such as LTE or LTE-A is continuously proposed and commercialized, it is possible not only to measure the quality of radio waves for various types of mobile communication systems but also to measure a plurality of, A multi-port DM device capable of measuring the quality of a radio wave at the same time by connecting a mobile communication terminal and measuring a call quality for a voice call, a so-called MOS (Mean Opinion Score) has been proposed and used.

1 is a connection state diagram of a conventional multi-port DM apparatus. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of ports provided in the multi-port DM equipment (MTS) may be connected to mobile communication terminals (UEs) operating in different mobile communication systems. The multi-port DM equipment (MTS) is also connected to a host computer (host PC) equipped with a control program for collectively controlling the operation of the multi-port DM equipment (MTS).

2A and 2B are exemplary user interface screens for setting each port in the conventional multiport DM device. As shown in FIG. 2A, in the port setting of the conventional multiport DM device, the type of the DM port, the type of the Mdm / Net adapter, the type of the AT port And various kinds of items such as the type of ADB (Android Debug Bridge) device must be manually set by the user.

On the other hand, in the case of the above-described interface setting, as shown in FIG. 2B, it is necessary to input or check a lot of items such as a chip type, a phone model or a baud rate, The connected mobile communication terminal is linked with the DM device. Likewise, the user must input or check a number of items such as a mobile communication system supported by the corresponding mobile communication terminal and a phone number of the other mobile terminal, even in the case of an autocall scenario setting for measuring the communication quality and the like .

Although the port setting process and the auto call scenario setting process are troublesome and time consuming as described above, conventionally, when the mobile communication terminal is moved from any port to another port or connected to another multi-port DM device, There is a problem that the call scenario setting must be performed again.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2007-56463 (entitled: Radio wave quality diagnosis system and diagnosis apparatus using real-time logging on / off)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-port wireless communication test apparatus, in which various settings to be performed for a terminal to be connected to each port are stored in a terminal, The present invention relates to an automatic setting method of a multi-port wireless communication test apparatus that can automatically perform a setting operation by transmitting data to a wireless communication apparatus.

The automatic setting method of the multiport wireless communication test equipment of the present invention is performed in a state where the mobile communication terminal in which the automatic setting application is installed is connected to any port of the wireless communication test equipment having a plurality of ports, (A); When the port setting is required, the automatic setting application reads the port setting contents from the designation file of the designated folder of the mobile communication terminal and transmits the read setting to the wireless communication test equipment, and when the auto call scenario setting file exists, (C) of reading the configuration information of the autocall scenario and transmitting it to the wireless communication test equipment.

In the above-described configuration, when the port setting is necessary, the connection disconnection from the corresponding port of the wireless communication test equipment of the mobile communication terminal or the connection to the other port of the wireless communication test equipment of the mobile communication terminal is included do.

The port setting contents are transmitted from the wireless communication test equipment to the automatic setting application of the mobile communication terminal when the initial port setting for the mobile communication terminal is set and stored.

The autocall scenario setting contents are transmitted from the wireless communication test equipment to the automatic setting application of the mobile communication terminal when the initial auto call scenario is set for the mobile communication terminal and are stored.

The contents of the port configuration file or the auto call scenario configuration file stored later may be read and transmitted to the wireless communication test equipment when two or more port configuration files or two or more auto call scenario configuration files exist in the designated folder.

According to the automatic setting method of the multi-port wireless communication test equipment of the present invention, in the multi-port wireless communication test equipment, various setting contents to be performed on the terminal to be connected to each port are stored in the terminal, By transferring to the test equipment and performing the automatic setting, the effort and time required for resetting can be greatly reduced.

1 is a connection state diagram of a conventional multi-port DM apparatus.
FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate a user interface screen for setting each port in a conventional multi-port DM apparatus. FIG.
FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are exemplary user interface screens for application program installation according to an automatic setting method of the multiport wireless communication test equipment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a port setting value or an auto call scenario setting value to a mobile communication terminal in an automatic setting method of a multi-port wireless communication test equipment of the present invention, and storing the port setting value or the auto call scenario setting value.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a process of automatically setting a port or an autocall scenario in an automatic setting method of a multiport wireless communication test equipment according to the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the automatic setting method of the multiport wireless communication test equipment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The description will be made by taking the multiport DM equipment as an example of the wireless communication test equipment.

The automatic setting method of the multiport wireless communication test equipment of the present invention can be performed by an application program installed in the mobile communication terminal (hereinafter, referred to as 'automatic setting application'). To this end, It should be installed.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are exemplary user interface screens for installing an application program according to an automatic setting method of the multiport wireless communication test equipment of the present invention. First, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the automatic setting application is not installed in the mobile communication terminal for which port setting is to be performed, in the mobile alias setting window displayed when the control program of the host computer is executed, Smart DM (App) Interface "and select the four interface options shown in the following screen, for example ADB Interface, Bluetooth, Tethering and Serial interface. It can be installed.

Next, the installation is completed by pressing the "Update" button after selecting a mobile communication terminal, i.e., a port number to which the mobile communication terminal is to be installed in the user interface screen of FIG. As described above, the automatic setting application installed in the mobile communication terminal receives the initial port setting value and the auto call scenario setting value, and stores the received value in the designated folder of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the auto setup application performs port setting and auto call scenario setting automatically by transmitting the port and auto call scenario setting values stored in the designated folder to the multi-port DM device when a port reset is necessary. To this end, the automatic setting application maintains a state executed in the background when the mobile communication terminal is powered on.

Meanwhile, the port setting value and the auto call scenario setting value can be stored separately in the designated folder, respectively, and the auto call scenario setting can be performed only when the port setting is completed. Here, the port setting includes at least a type setting of a mobile communication system used in the mobile communication terminal, and an auto call scenario setting is used as a concept including at least a setting of a counterpart of a voice call or a data call.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting and storing a port setting value or an auto call scenario setting value in a mobile communication terminal in an automatic setting method of a multiport wireless communication test apparatus of the present invention, ≪ / RTI > As shown in FIG. 4, in step S10, it is determined whether a port setting for an arbitrary port of the multi-port DM apparatus has been performed. If the port setting has been performed, the flow advances to step S12 to transmit the port setting contents to the multi- And stores it.

Next, in step S14, it is determined whether or not the auto-call scenario setting for the corresponding port has been performed. If the auto-call scenario setting has been performed, the flow proceeds to step S16 to transmit the auto-call scenario setting contents to the multi-port DM apparatus, , The process directly goes to step S18.

In step S18, it is determined whether or not the automatic setting application is installed in the mobile communication terminal connected to the corresponding port. If the automatic setting application is not installed, the mobile communication terminal operates in accordance with the stored contents directly to step S22. The port setting or the auto call scenario setting contents are transmitted to the automatic setting application, and then step S22 is performed.

On the other hand, in step S20, the automatic setting app which receives the port setting or the auto call scenario setting contents stores the port setting contents or the auto call scenario setting contents in a predetermined file name in a predetermined folder.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of automatically resetting a port or an autocall scenario in an automatic setting method of a multiport wireless communication test apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, in step S30, it is determined whether the power of the mobile communication terminal is turned on. If it is turned on, the automatic setting application is operated in the background in step S32.

Next, in step S34, it is determined whether there is a necessity of resetting the port. For example, power on of the multi-port DM apparatus, connection release to the corresponding port of the multi-port DM apparatus, or connection to another port of the multi- It can be determined that a port reset is necessary. In this case, the connection can be determined by checking the connection status of the USB interface in real time, and the connection to another port can be determined by communicating port information communicated with the multi-port DM device.

As a result of the determination in step S34, if the port reset is necessary, the flow advances to step S36 to read the port setting contents stored in the designated folder in the designated folder and transmit the read port setting contents to the multiport DM device. And the port setting is automatically performed according to the setting.

Next, in step S38, it is determined whether or not the autocall scenario setting file exists in the designated folder. If the autocall scenario setting file exists, the flow advances to step S40 to read the autocall scenario setting content stored in the designated file name and transmit the autocall scenario setting file to the multi-port DM apparatus , The multiport DM device automatically performs the auto call scenario setting according to the received contents.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be possible. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

For example, if the user re-sets the port, the overwriting of the existing file may be performed unless the user directly changes the file name. If the user changes the port setting file name or the auto call scenario setting file name, the automatic setting can be performed according to the content stored in the last saved file.

Furthermore, the port setting and the auto call scenario setting contents may be stored in the management server as well as the mobile communication terminal, thereby performing port resetting.

Claims (5)

The mobile communication terminal in which the automatic setting application is installed is connected to any port of the wireless communication test equipment having a plurality of ports,
(A) executing an automatic setting application;
When the port setting is required, the automatic setting application reads at least the port setting contents including the type of the mobile communication system of the mobile communication terminal and the DM port type from the designation file of the designated folder of the mobile communication terminal, (B) and
(B1) performing a port setting for the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the port setting contents received in the step (b) by the wireless communication test equipment,
Wherein the content of the port setting is transmitted from the wireless communication test equipment to the automatic setting application of the mobile communication terminal when the initial port setting for the mobile communication terminal is set and stored. The method according to claim 1,
And when the port setting is necessary, disconnecting from a corresponding port of the wireless communication test equipment of the mobile communication terminal or connection to another port of the wireless communication test equipment of the mobile communication terminal. How to set up test equipment automatically. delete 3. The method of claim 2,
(C) when the autoconfiguration scenario setting file exists, the autoconfiguration application reads the autocall scenario setting contents and transmits the autocall scenario setting contents to the wireless communication test equipment,
Wherein the autocall scenario setting contents are transmitted from the wireless communication test equipment to the automatic setting application of the mobile communication terminal when the initial auto call scenario is set for the mobile communication terminal and stored. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, and 4,
Wherein the contents of the port configuration file or the auto call scenario configuration file stored later are transferred to the wireless communication test equipment when two or more port configuration files or two or more auto call scenario configuration files exist in the designated folder. Port wireless communication test equipment.

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