Testing system for a wireless access device and method

摘要

A system for testing a wireless access device having a plurality of radio modules is provided. The system includes a housing having an interior chamber. The interior chamber is adapted to receive a wireless access device. A plurality of probes are positioned for respective alignment with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device. The plurality of probes are adapted to receive radio signals from the wireless access device.

主权项

1. A system for testing a wireless access device having a plurality of radio modules comprising:
a housing having an interior chamber, wherein the interior chamber is adapted to receive the wireless access device; a plurality of interior walls that surround the interior chamber and form an interior perimeter; a signal absorber attached to at least one of the interior walls; a plurality of probes coupled to a signal analyzer, adapted to receive radio signals from the plurality of radio modules of the wireless access device and to transmit the radio signals to the signal analyzer for analysis and comparison against a calibration table, wherein the plurality of probes are positioned around the interior perimeter of the interior chamber for respective alignment with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device and are further adapted for positioning adjacent to the antenna of the corresponding radio module and to operate in a near field zone of the antenna of the corresponding radio module; and a mounting fixture adapted to support the wireless access device in the interior chamber and adapted to position the wireless access device such that each probe of the plurality of probes is aligned with an antenna of the corresponding radio module of the wireless access device.