Portable Auxiliary Unit for Remote Telecom Device Testing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telecommunication network testing systems face challenges in managing device-side and network-side testing across expansive and remotely located network user devices, with a need for accurate and efficient testing that minimizes resource consumption and interference.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of portable auxiliary testing units that connect to network user devices to perform prescribed operations, log data, and store it separately, minimizing device interference and resource consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If portable auxiliary testing units are distributed to network subscribers for local and portable testing, then testing accuracy and device coverage are improved, but device complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The testing system is segmented into multiple portable auxiliary testing units distributed across different locations, each capable of independently testing network user devices. This segmentation enables testing at remote locations without requiring a centralized complex system, improving accessibility and testing accuracy while distributing complexity across multiple simple units.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable auxiliary testing unit acts as an intermediary between the network operator and the network user device. It provides local testing capabilities at the user's location, facilitating accurate device testing without requiring direct connection to complex centralized testing systems, thus improving measurement precision while keeping the unit itself relatively simple.
2Reliability
If comprehensive network and device testing is performed, then testing thoroughness is improved, but resource consumption and time required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The portable auxiliary testing unit performs preliminary testing actions locally at the network user device before any comprehensive analysis is required. By conducting initial device characterization and network operation testing at the source, the system can filter and prioritize which devices require further comprehensive testing, reducing overall resource consumption while maintaining thoroughness where needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs partial testing actions using the portable unit for initial device characterization and network operation assessment. This partial action provides sufficient information for many testing scenarios without requiring full comprehensive testing, thereby reducing resource consumption while maintaining adequate testing thoroughness for most applications.
3Adaptability or versatility
If network user devices are tested at remote locations, then device coverage is improved, but logistical complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The portable auxiliary testing unit enables self-service testing at remote locations. The unit is distributed to network subscribers who can perform testing locally without requiring complex logistical support from the network operator. This self-service capability improves device coverage at remote locations while significantly reducing logistical complexity compared to centralized testing approaches.
Solution Approach 2:
The testing system becomes dynamic by distributing portable units that can be moved to various locations where network user devices need testing. This dynamic deployment strategy improves device coverage across diverse locations while avoiding the fixed logistical complexity of centralized testing facilities, allowing flexible adaptation to different testing needs.
Data Source
AI summary
Mobile devices located across remote areas of a telecommunication network are tested using companion or auxiliary units that are coupled to the mobile devices. The units have a portable and/or compact configuration, thereby enabling easy distribution to remotely-located network subscribers, and the units each include an onboard memory subunit (e.g., a hard drive), an onboard antenna, a peripheral interface, and a controller subunit. A unit, when coupled to a mobile device (e.g., via a wired peripheral connection), determines network operations to be performed by the mobile device via a telecommunication network in order to test a compatibility of the mobile device with the network. The unit causes the mobile device to perform the network operations and obtains device system data of the device, the device system data being logged by the device during the device's performance of the network operations. The unit then provides the obtained data for analysis.