Systems and methods for adjusting system tests based on detected interference

An antenna unit, the antenna unit comprising:

• at least one antenna;
• a transceiver, coupled to the at least one antenna;
• at least one signal detector that measures reverse power and forward power of signals transmitted to and received from the at least one antenna;
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• a microcontroller configured to control the operation of the antenna unit, wherein upon receiving a command from a system test controller to perform interference testing, the microcontroller directs the at least one signal detector to measure the reverse power of signals passing through the antenna unit when the antenna unit is not receiving a tone for transmission to the at least one antenna, wherein the microcontroller adjusts at least one subsequent test based on the measured reverse power.

A communication system comprising:

• a host unit;
• at least one system test controller configured to control the performance of system tests on the communication system, wherein the at least one system test controller performs a test to detect the reception of an interfering signal comprising disabling the generation of tones for transmission through the communication system;
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• a plurality of remote antenna units communicatively coupled to the at least one system test controller configured to communicatively transmit signals to a plurality of wireless terminals, wherein a remote antenna unit in the plurality of remote antenna units comprises:
• at least one antenna;
• a transceiver, coupled to the at least one antenna;
• at least one signal detector that measures reverse power and forward power of signals transmitted to and received from the at least one antenna;
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• a microcontroller configured to control the operation of the antenna unit, wherein upon receiving a command from the system test controller to perform interference testing, the microcontroller adjusts at least one subsequent test based on measurements of the reverse power by the at least one signal detector.