Testing bench
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorOscar R. Cummings
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Abstract
A testing bench can be used while testing wireless telecommunications devices. In some examples, the testing bench includes a first surface and a second surface that houses a patch panel, a combiner, and/or an attenuator. The testing bench can be located in a shielded enclosure with at least two conductive radio frequencies (RF) shield layers separated by an insulator material. In some examples, the testing bench may receive a radio signal from a radio source located outside of the shielded enclosure and provide the radio signal to a wireless (UE) device under testing via the patch panel, the combiner and/or the attenuator.
Claims20
A test bench apparatus comprising:
- a first surface at a first height, wherein the first surface is substantially horizontal;
- and
- a second surface at a second height that is above the first height, the second surface being substantially vertical and including:
- at least one attenuator port coupled with at least one attenuator;
- at least one combiner port coupled with at least one combiner;
- at least one patch panel port coupled with at least one patch panel;
- and
- at least one radio signal port for receiving a radio signal.
A test bench apparatus comprising:
- a first surface at a first height, wherein the first surface is substantially horizontal;
- and
- a second surface at a second height that is above the first height, the second surface being substantially vertical and including:
- at least one radio signal port for receiving a radio signal, wherein at least one attenuator is coupled to a first number of ports arranged in a first horizontal row, at least one combiner is coupled to a second number of ports arranged in a second horizontal row, and at least one patch panel is coupled to a third number of ports arranged in a third horizontal row, the first number of ports being different than the second number of ports and the third number of ports;
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- a radio source communicatively coupled to the at least one radio signal port to provide the radio signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.