Rf cable and cable-bound path loss determination method

A testing system for testing one or more mobile communication devices, the testing system comprising:

• a test controller comprising a signal generator and analyzer;
• a testing chamber;
• one or more mobile communication devices under test placed in the testing chamber;
• and
• one or more RF cables comprising a connector housing having an RF signal output interface;
• a cable body having a first end portion connected to the connector housing and a second end portion comprising an RF signal input interface;
• an RF signal transmission path formed from the RF signal input interface through the cable body and the connector housing to the RF signal output interface;
• a power measurement device integrated into the connector housing and configured to measure a power value of an RF signal transmitted through the RF signal transmission path;
• a measurement signal output interface;
• and a measurement signal transmission line connecting the power measurement device to the measurement signal output interface, the power measurement device being configured to output a measurement signal indicating the measured power value of the RF signal at the measurement signal output interface, wherein the one or more RF cables interconnecting the test controller, the testing chamber and the one or more mobile communication devices under test.

A method for determining cable-bound path losses in an RF cable, the method comprising:

• transmitting an RF signal through an RF signal transmission path from an RF signal input interface of the RF cable through a cable body to an RF signal output interface of a connector housing of the RF cable;
• measuring, by a power measurement device integrated into the connector housing, a power value of an RF signal transmitted through the RF signal transmission path;
• generating, by the power measurement device, a measurement signal indicating the measured power value of the RF signal;
• and
• outputting the generated measurement signal at a measurement signal output interface of the RF cable.