Communications system
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsThomas Delsol, Yannick Lair
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Abstract
A communications system is described in which a test device monitors operation of a communication device. The test device identifies each communication bearer associated with the communication device; determines a subset comprising at least one communication bearer to be used when performing the test and not comprising at least one other communication bearer; and initiates the test in which each communication bearer in the subset is used and each communication bearer not in said subset is not used.
Claims16
A communication device for communicating with user equipment configured as a communication network test device operable to monitor operation of said communication device, the communication device comprising:
- a controller configured to:
- operate a plurality of communication bearers associated with said communication device;
- determine a subset comprising at least one communication bearer, selected from said plurality of communication bearers, to be used when performing a test and not comprising at least one other communication bearer of said plurality of communication bearers;
- and
- a transceiver configured to communicate with the communication network test device in pursuance of a test in which each communication bearer in said subset is used and each communication bearer not in said subset is not used.
A method performed by a communication device for communicating with user equipment configured as a communication network test device operable to monitor operation of said communication device, the method comprising:
- establishing a plurality of communication bearers associated with said communication device;
- determining a subset comprising at least one communication bearer, selected from said plurality of communication bearers, to be used when performing a test and not comprising at least one other communication bearer of said plurality of communication bearers;
- and
- communicating with the communication network test device in pursuance of a test in which each communication bearer in said subset is used and each communication bearer not in said subset is not used.
A method performed by user equipment configured as a communication network test device for monitoring operation of a communication device, the method comprising:
- establishing communication with said communication device;
- identifying each of a plurality of communication bearers associated with said communication device;
- determining a subset comprising at least one communication bearer, selected from said plurality of communication bearers, to be used when performing a test and not comprising at least one other communication bearer of said plurality of communication bearers;
- and
- initiating a test in which each communication bearer in said subset is used and each communication bearer not in said subset is not used.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.