Patent ID: 8942946
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G01R,G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising: a test unit that sends and receives signals to and from the device under test; a control apparatus that controls the test unit; and a relay apparatus that relays between the control apparatus and the test unit, wherein the relay apparatus includes a first communicating section that receives a command from the control apparatus to the relay apparatus and transmits the command to the test unit, the test unit, upon receiving the command from the relay apparatus, transmits the received command back to the relay apparatus as a return command, and the relay apparatus further includes: a second communicating section that receives the return command that is transmitted back to the relay apparatus by the test unit that received, the command; and an executing section that executes a process designated by the return command, in response to the second communicating section receiving the return command.