Patent ID: 9229831
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G01R,G06F,H04B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of testing a device under test (DUT) having a control interface compliant with a standard selected from a plurality of standards each supporting a common set of management data input/output (MDIO) and non-MDIO control signals, the method comprising: coupling the DUT to a test device comprising a test interface and an integrated control interface, by coupling a data interface of the DUT to the test interface of the test device, and by coupling the control interface of the DUT to the integrated control interface of the test device; adapting the integrated control interface of the test device to the standard with which the control interface of the DUT complies, so that the integrated control interface of the test device directly and fully controls the DUT via at least the common set of MDIO and non-MDIO control signals; performing a test on the DUT, by exchanging test data signals between the data interface of the DUT and the test interface of the test device, to obtain test results; and monitoring the DUT throughout the test, by exchanging control signals selected from the common set of MDIO and non-MDIO control signals between the control interface of the DUT and the integrated control interface of the test device, to obtain status information about the DUT.