Patent ID: 9277424
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a data processing system to determine the operational parameters of an LTE communication system comprising an REC and an RE that communicate with one another over a data link utilizing CPRI frames, said RE broadcasting LTE frames, said method comprising: copying said CPRI frames from said data link at a location between said REC and RE, said location being different from said REC and said RE; synchronizing said data processing system with said CPRI frames, said data processing system being different from said REC and said RE; determining a plurality of CPRI frame characteristics from said CPRI frames by examining a plurality of predetermined locations in said CPRI frames; and using said plurality of CPRI frame characteristics, one of said CPRI frames, and a first model of said LTE communication system to provide a first LTE frame that would be generated by said one of said CPRI frames if said first model accurately described said LTE communication system; and testing said first LTE frame to determine if said first LTE frame is consistent with said first model, assuming that said first model accurately describes said operational parameters of said LTE communication system.