Radio telephone base station with a monitoring apparatus
AssigneeNokia Telecommunications Oy
InventorClifford Thomas Paul
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Abstract
A base station for a radio telephone system includes a monitoring device for monitoring operation of the base station. The base station has two antennas, and two couplers for coupling the monitoring device respectively to first and second ones of the antennas. Thereby, test calls can be made between the base station and the monitoring device without the need for the monitoring device to have an antenna. Each of the coupling means is operative to enable selective transmission and reception of signals at the monitoring device via a respective one of the first and the second antennas.
Claims5
A base station for a radio telephone system, the base station being associated with monitoring means for monitoring the operation of the base station, the base station having two antennas, and the monitoring means being capable of being coupled to a first of the antennas by first coupling means and the monitoring means being capable of being coupled to a second of the antennas by second coupling means, said first coupling means providing for a coupling of a signal transmitted by said monitoring means to said first antenna, and said second coupling means providing for a coupling of a signal transmitted by said monitoring means to said second antenna and a coupling of a signal received by said second antenna to said monitoring means, whereby test calls can be made between the base station and the monitoring means without the need for the monitoring means to have an antenna, wherein each of the first and the second coupling means is operative to enable selective transmission and reception of signals at the monitoring means via a respective one of the first and the second antennas.
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