CN103546345A - A method and device for testing the performance of communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a device for testing the performance of communication equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: establishing communication connection with a test instrument of the communication equipment; configuring test parameters for the test instrument through the established communication connection; controlling the testing instrument to test the communication equipment according to the testing parameters according to an instruction input by a user; and receiving test data obtained in the process that the test instrument tests the communication equipment. According to the method and the device for testing the performance of the communication equipment, provided by the embodiment of the invention, the test parameters are configured in the automatic test tool running on the test terminal, and the test instrument is controlled to finish the test of the signal transmitted by the communication equipment, so that the operation flow is simplified, the error caused by manual operation is avoided, and the test efficiency is improved.

Description

A method and device for testing the performance of communication equipment

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a method and device for testing the performance of communication equipment.

Background technique

WIFI (Wireless Fidelity) is a technology that can wirelessly connect terminals such as personal computers and handheld devices (such as PADs and mobile phones) to each other. It is the most commonly used short-range wireless transmission technology at present.

With the continuous development of WIFI technology, the demand for wireless communication equipment with WIFI function is also increasing, so the performance of WIFI is also put forward higher and higher requirements. At present, the industry's testing of WIFI performance is mainly to test the WIFI radio frequency performance indicators in the non-signaling connection mode. For the testing of WIFI data applications, at this stage, it mainly relies on the manual testing of testers.

With the increasing development of WIFI technology, WIFI radio frequency performance index test is far from satisfying people's further exploration of WIFI technology, so WIFI data application testing has gradually become the mainstream, while manual testing is not only cumbersome to operate, but also low in efficiency and easy to test. error.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for testing the performance of communication equipment, so as to overcome the problems of cumbersome manual operation, low testing efficiency, and error-proneness mentioned in the above techniques.

In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for testing the performance of a communication device, the method comprising:

Establish a communication connection with the test instrument of the communication equipment;

Configuring test parameters for the test instrument through the established communication connection;

controlling the test instrument to test the communication device according to the test parameters according to the instruction input by the user;

and receiving test data obtained during testing of the communication device by the test instrument.

Further, according to an instruction input by the user, controlling the test instrument to test the communication device according to the test parameters includes:

controlling the test instrument to start testing the communication device according to the test parameters according to the first instruction input by the user;

or,

controlling the test instrument to suspend the test of the communication device according to the test parameters according to the second instruction input by the user;

or,

According to the third instruction input by the user, the test instrument is controlled to stop testing the communication device according to the test parameters.

Further, after receiving the test data obtained during the test of the communication device by the test instrument, it also includes:

Display the test data received.

Further, after receiving the test data obtained during the test of the communication device by the test instrument, it also includes:

Said test data received is saved.

Further, after receiving the test data obtained during the test of the communication device by the test instrument, it also includes:

Analyzing and processing the test data to obtain the analysis data;

Displays the obtained analysis data.

Further, the test data is analyzed and processed, and after the analysis data is obtained, it also includes:

The analysis data obtained are saved.

On the other hand, the present invention also discloses a device for testing the performance of communication equipment, which is characterized in that the device includes:

The connection module is used to establish a communication connection with the test instrument of the communication device;

a configuration module, configured to configure test parameters for the test instrument through the communication connection established by the connection module;

A test module, configured to control the configuration module to test the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the test module according to an instruction input by the user;

The receiving module is configured to receive the test data obtained during the process of testing the communication device by the test instrument.

Further, the test module includes at least one of the following submodules:

The first control submodule is configured to control the test instrument to start testing the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module according to the first instruction input by the user;

The second control submodule is configured to control the test instrument to suspend the test of the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module according to the second instruction input by the user;

The third control submodule is configured to control the test instrument to stop testing the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module according to a third instruction input by the user.

Further, the device further includes: a display module, configured to display the test data after the receiving module obtains the test data.

Further, the device further includes: a storage module, configured to save the test data after the receiving module receives the test data.

Further, the device also includes:

An analysis module, configured to analyze and process the test data received by the receiving module to obtain analysis data;

The display module is also used to display the analysis data obtained by the analysis module.

Further, the storage module is also used to save the analysis data obtained by the analysis module.

The method and device for testing the performance of communication equipment provided by the embodiments of the present invention simplifies the operation process by configuring the test parameters in the automated test tool running on the test terminal equipment and controlling the test instrument to complete the test of the signal transmitted by the communication equipment. Errors introduced by manual operations are avoided, and test efficiency is improved.

Description of drawings

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those of ordinary skill in the art will be more aware of the above-mentioned and other features and advantages of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for testing the performance of a communication device provided by a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a user interface of an automated testing tool in the method for testing the performance of a communication device provided in the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of processing test data in the method for testing the performance of communication equipment provided by the second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for testing the performance of a communication device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention. In addition, it should be noted that, for the convenience of description, only parts related to the present invention are shown in the drawings but not all content.

first embodiment

Figure 1 is a flow chart of the method for testing the performance of communication equipment provided by the first embodiment of the present invention. The method provided by the embodiment of the present invention can be executed or realized by devices with communication capabilities and data processing capabilities, such as computers and servers. This embodiment The methods shown in the example include:

Step 101, establishing a communication connection with a test instrument of the communication device.

When the test started, at first set up the communication connection between the test terminal and the test instrument, the test terminal can be a PC with automated test tool software installed, and the test instrument can have a built-in protocol server, WIFI signaling protocol and test components, so as to The data in the real network is stored by the protocol server, and on this basis, through the cooperation of the WIFI signaling protocol and the test components, the test instrument can better simulate the WIFI real network environment, and the test instrument is used to receive and test the connected The signal transmitted by the communication device, and the test data obtained by the test are sent to the test center. The test terminal and the test instrument can be connected by a GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus, general purpose interface bus) line. In this embodiment, the test terminal can remotely control the test instrument, and can directly control the test instrument to complete all operations on the test terminal.

Step 102, configure test parameters for the test instrument through the established communication connection.

After the test terminal establishes a communication connection with the test instrument, the automated test tool running on the test terminal configures the test parameters for the test instrument, for example, when testing the radio frequency index, the test parameters configured include the SSID of the AP (Access Point, access node) (Service Set Identifier, service set identifier) name and its encryption method, AP transmit power, WIFI data link layer protocol, coding rate and modulation method, line loss (default 2.4G is 0.9dB, 5.8G is 2dB), etc., test When data is applied, the configured test parameters can include all the above parameters, and different protocols can also be selected for testing.

Step 103: Control the test instrument to test the communication device according to the test parameters according to the instruction input by the user.

In this step, the communication device may be a mobile phone, a PAD, etc., and the communication device may be connected to the test instrument through a cable or a coupling manner. After the configuration of the test parameters is completed, the automated test tool running on the test terminal will automatically search for the communication device connected to the test instrument. If the connection between the communication device and the test instrument is normal, the communication device transmits a signal to the test instrument, and the test terminal receives the signal and controls the test instrument to test the signal according to the test parameters. For example, if the user selects the HTTP protocol for testing, the testing process is as follows: Configure the external network adapter (including IP address, subnet mask, and gateway) of the test component in the test instrument, plug in the network cable that can access the external network on the LAN DAU at the back end of the test instrument, Then open the browser on the mobile phone, enter the domain name you want to visit, and you can open the webpage of the extranet. The web page opening time and current network speed during web browsing can be captured by automated testing tools for interface display and background storage.

If the user chooses the FTP protocol for testing, the testing process is as follows: download AndFTPapk on the mobile phone, and then set the server address it accesses to 172.22.0.201, which is the built-in FTP server of the instrument, which contains various data resources. The mobile terminal ensures that it has enough space to download the data resources on the server. The download time and download speed during the download process can be captured by automated testing tools for interface display and background storage.

If the user chooses the RTSP protocol for testing, the testing process is as follows: download the Vplayer apk on the mobile phone, then open the player and enter the resource address of the online streaming media, and then you can observe the buffering time and picture quality of the online video playback. In addition, by setting the WIFI encoding rate and modulation mode under the signaling connection, you can observe abnormal phenomena such as mosaics and cards during online video playback, and you can very intuitively test the software setting problems of the protocols above the link layer.

Step 104, receiving test data obtained during the testing of the communication device by the testing instrument.

After the test instrument finishes testing the received signal, the test instrument is controlled by the automated test tool to send test data to the test terminal.

The embodiment of the present invention configures the test parameters in the automated test tool running on the test terminal equipment, and controls the test instrument to complete the test of the signal transmitted by the communication device, thereby simplifying the operation process, avoiding the error introduced by manual operation, and improving the test efficiency. efficiency.

In the above embodiment, the step 103 controls the test instrument to test the communication device according to the test parameters according to the instruction input by the user. Preferably, it may include:

According to the first instruction input by the user, control the test instrument to start testing the communication device according to the test parameters; or,

According to the second instruction input by the user, control the test instrument to suspend the test of the communication device according to the test parameters; or,

According to the third instruction input by the user, the test instrument is controlled to stop testing the communication device according to the test parameters.

The user interface of the automated control tool running on the test terminal is shown in Figure 2. The user interface includes but is not limited to test items and test data display windows, graphic display windows, and CONFIG, TEST, PAUSE, EXIT, and chart control buttons. You can configure test parameters for the test instrument through the CONFIG key on the user interface, and control the operation of the test instrument through TEST, PAUSE, EXIT and other keys. For example, when starting the test, first click the "WIFI application test.exe" icon to run the program. At this time , the test terminal will automatically search for the communication device that is currently connected to the test instrument. If the communication between the communication device and the test instrument is normal, the words "The connection between the test instrument and the communication device is successful" can be displayed on the user interface shown in Figure 2; otherwise, The words "failed to connect the test instrument to the communication device" can be displayed. After the test instrument is successfully connected to the communication device, click "CONFIG" to configure the parameters. After the test parameters are configured successfully, click "TEST" to start controlling the test instrument to receive the signal sent by the communication device, and test the signal to obtain the test result. data, click "PAUSE" to control the test instrument to suspend the test of the received signal, and click "EXIT" to control the test instrument to exit this test.

In the above embodiment, after the step 104 receives the test data obtained during the testing of the communication device by the test instrument, preferably, it further includes: storing the test data. The storage method here is not limited.

In the above embodiment, after the step 104 receives the test data obtained during the testing of the communication device by the test instrument, preferably, further includes: displaying the test data. The display window in the user interface of the automation control tool running on the test terminal as shown in FIG. 2 can be used to display test results, and the display method can be in the form of graphics or tables, which is not specifically limited here.

second embodiment

On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, this embodiment further processes the test data received by the test terminal, and further processing steps are shown in FIG. 3 .

Step 301, analyze and process the test data to obtain analysis data.

After the test terminal receives the test data sent by the test instrument, it can analyze and process the test data, such as calculating the root mean square, flatness, data unit conversion, data packaging, etc., and obtain the analyzed and processed analysis data.

Step 302, displaying the obtained analysis data.

After the data is analyzed and processed, the analysis result can also be displayed on the user interface shown in FIG. 2 , and the display method can be in the form of a graph or a form.

In this embodiment, the received test data is further analyzed and processed, and the processing result is displayed on the test terminal at the same time, so that the performance of the communication device is more systematic and the test result is more intuitive.

In the above implementation, preferably, the analysis data may also be saved for subsequent possible processing, for example, comparing the WIFI performance of several communication devices.

The above embodiment can be completed by three threads, and the three threads are a user interface thread, a data processing thread and a background data saving thread.

Wherein, the user interface thread is mainly responsible for control button events of the user interface. After the test terminal establishes a communication connection with the test instrument, configure the test parameters for the test instrument through the control buttons on the user interface, and control the test instrument to complete the test operation. Different buttons represent different event structures. The threads define the responses of different event structures as enumeration type control instructions, and then pass the corresponding enumeration type instructions to the data processing thread by using the queue. In addition, this thread can also operate on the properties of different user interface control buttons. For example, the user can set each button to turn gray after one click, and the button cannot be used again after the relevant operation is not completed, so as to avoid the user's Misoperation, reduce the amount of code for subsequent processing of misoperations, and improve the stability and efficiency of the test system.

The data processing thread is mainly responsible for receiving the control instruction transmitted from the user interface thread, processing the response actions of the test terminal and the test instrument and the corresponding data under the corresponding control instruction, and utilizing the data and the response results of the test instrument and the communication device in the queue Real-time delivery to the background data saving thread. After the test parameter configuration of the test instrument is completed, the test terminal can control the test instrument to receive the signal transmitted by the communication device in the data thread, test the received signal, and transmit the corresponding test data to the test terminal, and the test terminal can check the received signal. The test data is further analyzed to obtain the analysis data. The data analysis can include root mean square calculation, flatness, data unit conversion, data packaging, etc. At the same time, the test terminal can also pass the test data and analysis data to the background data saving thread through the queue.

The background data saving thread can save the data passed by the data processing thread in the EXCEL form, which can include test start time, end time, tester information, test data, test status, etc. The received signal completes the test, and after the test data is obtained, the test data can be saved as an image or EXCEL form through the background data saving thread, and the analysis data obtained by the test terminal analysis of the test data can also be saved through the background data saving thread. save.

third embodiment

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a device for detecting an access terminal provided by a third embodiment of the present invention. The device shown in this embodiment is used to implement the method shown in FIG. 1, and the device includes: a connection module 401, a configuration Module 402, test module 403 and receiving module 404, wherein, the connection module 401 is used to establish a communication connection with the test instrument of the communication device; the configuration module 402 is used to establish the communication connection through the connection module as the test The instrument configures test parameters; the test module 403 is used to control the test instrument to test the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the test module according to the instructions input by the user; the receiving module 404 is used to receive the The test data obtained during the test of the communication device by the test instrument.

In the above solution, preferably, the test module 403 may include at least one of the first control submodule 4031, the second control submodule 4032 and the third control submodule 4033, and the first control submodule 4031 is used for According to the first instruction input by the user, control the test instrument to start testing the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module; the second control submodule 4032 is used to control the second instruction input by the user The test instrument suspends the test of the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module; the third control submodule 4033 is used to control the test instrument to stop according to the third instruction input by the user. The test parameters configured by the configuration module are used to test the communication device.

In the solution above, preferably, the device further includes: a display module 405, configured to display the test data after the receiving module obtains the test data.

In the solution above, preferably, the device further includes: a storage module 406, configured to save the test data after the receiving module obtains the test data.

In the above solution, the device, preferably, further includes: an analysis module 407, the analysis module 407 is used to analyze and process the test data received by the receiving module to obtain the analysis data;

The display module 405 is also used to display the analysis data obtained by the analysis module.

In the above solution, the storage module 406 is further configured to save the analysis data obtained by the analysis module.

The device for testing the performance of communication equipment provided by the embodiments of the present invention is used to execute the method for testing the performance of communication equipment provided by any embodiment of the present invention, and has corresponding functional modules, which can achieve similar technical effects to the method described above, and will not be repeated here. repeat.

Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that each module of the present invention described above can be realized by a general-purpose computing device, and they can be concentrated on a single computing device, or distributed on a network formed by multiple computing devices, optionally , they can be implemented with executable program codes of computer devices, so that they can be stored in storage devices and executed by computing devices, or they can be made into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules in them can be made into A single integrated circuit module to achieve. As such, the present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. A method for testing communication equipment performance, characterized in that the method comprises: Establish a communication connection with the test instrument of the communication equipment; Configuring test parameters for the test instrument through the established communication connection; controlling the test instrument to test the communication device according to the test parameters according to the instruction input by the user; and receiving test data obtained during testing of the communication device by the test instrument. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, according to an instruction input by a user, controlling the test instrument to test the communication device according to the test parameters includes: controlling the test instrument to start testing the communication device according to the test parameters according to the first instruction input by the user; or, controlling the test instrument to suspend the test of the communication device according to the test parameters according to the second instruction input by the user; or, According to the third instruction input by the user, the test instrument is controlled to stop testing the communication device according to the test parameters. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: Display the test data received. 4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: Said test data received is saved. 5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: Analyzing and processing the test data to obtain the analysis data; Displays the obtained analysis data. 6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, analyzing and processing the test data, after obtaining the analyzed data, further comprising: The analysis data obtained are saved. 7. A device for testing the performance of communication equipment, characterized in that the device comprises: The connection module is used to establish a communication connection with the test instrument of the communication device; a configuration module, configured to configure test parameters for the test instrument through the communication connection established by the connection module; A test module, configured to control the test instrument to test the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module according to instructions input by the user; The receiving module is configured to receive the test data obtained during the process of testing the communication device by the test instrument. 8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the test module comprises at least one of the following submodules: The first control submodule is configured to control the test instrument to start testing the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module according to the first instruction input by the user; The second control submodule is configured to control the test instrument to suspend the test of the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module according to the second instruction input by the user; The third control submodule is configured to control the test instrument to stop testing the communication device according to the test parameters configured by the configuration module according to a third instruction input by the user. 9. The device according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising: a display module, configured to display the test data after the receiving module obtains the test data. 10. The device according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising: a storage module, configured to save the test data after the receiving module receives the test data. 11. The device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the device further comprises: An analysis module, configured to analyze and process the test data received by the receiving module to obtain analysis data; The display module is also used to display the analysis data obtained by the analysis module. 12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the storage module is further configured to save the analysis data obtained by the analysis module.

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