Patent Publication Number: US-11387921-B2

Title: Mobile terminal testing device and mobile terminal testing method

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a mobile terminal testing device and a mobile terminal testing method for performing a test on a mobile terminal by exchanging signals while changing an angle of a positioner on which the mobile terminal is installed under over the air (OTA) environment. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     For a wireless terminal that is developed in recent years and transmits and receives a radio signal corresponding to IEEE802.11ad, 5G cellular, and the like, in which a wideband signal in a millimeter wave band is used, a performance test is performed for measuring an output level and reception sensitivity of a transmitted radio wave determined for each communication standard with respect to a wireless communication antenna included in the wireless terminal, and determining whether or not a predetermined reference is satisfied. 
     For example, in a performance test in which a wireless terminal for a 5G new radio (NR) system (hereinafter, referred to as a 5G wireless terminal) is used as a device under test (DUT), an OTA test is performed using a radio anechoic box (OTA chamber) called a compact antenna test range (CATR) which is not affected by a surrounding radio wave environment. 
     In the OTA test, the DUT and a test antenna are housed in the CATR, transmission of the test signal from the test antenna to the DUT and reception of a signal under measurement transmitted from an antenna of the DUT (hereinafter, an antenna under test), which has received the test signal, are performed by the test antenna through wireless communication, and measurement of a radio signal in a frequency band (target frequency band) used by the antenna of the device under test is measured. 
     As one measuring method related to the performance test of the wireless terminal according to the related art, a technology is known which targets a wireless module that is a measurement target disposed in a room where an electromagnetic wave can be shielded, rotates a rotating sheet and a module rotating arm, which constitute a rotation mechanism, at 180 degrees and 360 degrees around a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis, respectively, and measures a three-dimensional radiation pattern of a wireless module with respect to a radio signal transmitted from an antenna by a measuring device (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). 
     Further, as a measuring method for performing a performance test of a 5G wireless terminal according to the related art, a technique is known in which total radiated power (TRP) is measured based on an equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) sample (for example, refer to Non-Patent Document 1). 
     RELATED ART DOCUMENT 
     Patent Document 
     
         
         [Patent Document 1] U.S. Pat. No. 9,377,495 
         [Non-Patent Document 1] 3GPP TR 38.803 V14.2.0 (2017-09) technical specifications (third generation partnership project (3GPP)) published in September 2017, chapter 10.2.2.5 OTA measurements in the radiative near field column (pages 159 to 161)) 
       
    
     DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION 
     Problem that the Invention is to Solve 
     An item, on which measurement is performed while changing an angle of a rotation mechanism (positioner) on which a mobile terminal is installed under an OTA environment, includes effective isotropic radiated power-cumulative distribution function (EIRP-CDF), effective isotropic sensitivity-cumulative distribution function (EIS-CDF), and total radiated power (TRP), and the like. 
     The measurement item is obtained by accumulating measurement data of each power distribution at a plurality of measurement positions and calculating a final measured value, a long time is required for measurement, and call disconnection can occur due to a physical factor, such as a rotation angle, or some other short-term factors in the middle of the measurement. 
     The above-described mobile terminal testing device according to the related art does not have a function of reconnecting a call in a case where the call disconnection occurs during the measurement. For this reason, in the mobile terminal testing device according to the related art, in a case where the call disconnection occurs during the measurement, only an measurement operation may be continued without noticing the call disconnection, and, in that case, there are problems in that reliability of the measurement data obtained after the call disconnection occurs is lowered and an accurate measurement result of the measurement item cannot be obtained. 
     The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal testing device and a mobile terminal testing method which enable accurate measurement without data loss due to the call disconnection during the measurement for an item on which the measurement is performed while changing an angle of a mobile terminal under the OTA environment. 
     Means for Solving the Problem 
     In order to solve the above problems, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal testing device including: scanning means ( 16 ,  56 ) for performing scanning to rotate a mobile terminal ( 100 ), which is a device under test having an antenna under test ( 110 ), so as to sequentially face all preset orientations of a spherical coordinate system by using a center of the spherical coordinate system as a reference point; a measuring device ( 20 ) that is connected to a test antenna ( 5 ); measurement control means ( 10 ) for controlling the measuring device to measure a specific measurement item related to a radio signal in a frequency band, which is used by the antenna under test, by performing a measurement operation, a predetermined number of times, of transmitting a test signal from the test antenna to the mobile terminal, and receiving a signal under measurement transmitted from the antenna under test of the mobile terminal which has received the test signal by the test antenna at a measurement position where the mobile terminal faces a desired orientation, disconnection detection means ( 18   a ) for detecting disconnection of call connection during measurement at the measurement position; reconnection control means ( 18   b ) for performing reconnection of the call connection in a case where the disconnection of the call connection is detected by the disconnection detection means; and measurement return control means ( 18   c ) for returning to measurement of the measurement item from a measurement position subsequent to the measurement position where the call connection is disconnected after the reconnection of the call connection. 
     With the configuration, in the mobile terminal testing device according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to return to each remaining measurement at the measurement position by performing the reconnection of the call connection even in a case where the call connection is disconnected during a regulated number of measurements at the measurement position where the device under test faces the desired orientation, and measurement data is not lost after the call connection is disconnected, so that it is possible to measure a predetermined measurement item with high accuracy at the measurement position, in addition to the measurement data obtained before the call connection is disconnected. 
     Further, in the mobile terminal testing device according to a second aspect of the present invention, the measurement control means may measure an equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) cumulative distribution function or an EIS cumulative distribution number for all the orientations based on the signal under measurement received by the test antenna, and measures a total radiated power (TRP) which is a total sum of the EIRP in all the orientations. 
     With the configuration, in the mobile terminal testing device according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to measure TRP with high accuracy in addition to EIRP-Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) and EIS-CDF as the measurement item. 
     Further, in the mobile terminal testing device according to a third aspect of the present invention, in a case where the disconnection of the call connection is detected during TRP measurement is performed, the measurement control means may perform beam lock control for performing beam locking on a beam of the device under test by returning to the measurement position where the disconnection of the call connection is detected after the reconnection of the call connection and before the measurement of the measurement item is started from the measurement position subsequent to the measurement position where the disconnection of the call connection is detected. 
     With the configuration, in the mobile terminal testing device according to the third aspect of the present invention, even in a case where the disconnection of the call connection occurs during the TRP measurement, it is possible to maintain a beam-locked state in a beam peak direction, which is indispensable for the TRP measurement in a case of returning to the measurement of the remaining measurement points from the measurement point where the disconnection of the call connection, so that the measurement accuracy of the entire TRP does not deteriorate. 
     Further, in the mobile terminal testing device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the measuring device may include an NR measuring device ( 20 ) corresponding to an NR communication standard, and an LTE measuring device ( 25 ) corresponding to an LTE communication standard, and the detection of the disconnection of the call connection, the reconnection of the call connection, and the measurement of the specific measurement item may be performed in accordance with each of the NR and LTE communication standards. 
     With the configuration, the mobile terminal testing device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention can be applied to a test of the device under test in which each base station of NR and LTE is simulated, and can measure the measurement item, such as EIRP-CDF, EIS-CDF or TRP, with high accuracy in a non-stand-alone NR operation stage. 
     Further, the mobile terminal testing device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention may further include a radio anechoic box including an internal space, in which the scanning means and the test antenna may be provided in the internal space. 
     Further, in order to solve the above problems, according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal testing method for testing a device under test using a mobile terminal testing device including scanning means ( 16 ,  56 ) for performing scanning to rotate a mobile terminal ( 100 ) having an antenna under test ( 110 ) so as to sequentially face all preset orientations of a spherical coordinate system by using a center of the spherical coordinate system as a reference point, and a measuring device ( 20 ) that is connected to a test antenna ( 5 ), the mobile terminal testing method including: a measurement control step (S 1 , S 2 ) of controlling the measuring device to measure a specific measurement item related to a radio signal in a frequency band, which is used by the antenna under test, by performing a measurement operation, a predetermined number of times, of transmitting a test signal from the test antenna to the mobile terminal, and receiving a signal under measurement transmitted from the antenna under test of the mobile terminal which has received the test signal by the test antenna at a measurement position where the mobile terminal faces a desired orientation; a disconnection detection step (S 3 , S 5 ) of detecting disconnection of call connection during measurement at the measurement position; a reconnection control step (S 8 , S 9 ) of performing reconnection of the call connection in a case where the disconnection of the call connection is detected in the disconnection detection step; and a measurement return control step (S 12 , S 2 ) of returning to the measurement of the measurement item from a measurement position subsequent to the measurement position where the call connection is disconnected after the reconnection of the call connection. 
     With the configuration, in the mobile terminal testing method according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to return to each remaining measurement at the measurement position by performing the reconnection of the call connection even in a case where the call connection is disconnected during a regulated number of measurements at the measurement position where the device under test faces the desired orientation, and measurement data is not lost after the call connection is disconnected, so that it is possible to measure a predetermined measurement item with high accuracy at the measurement position, in addition to the measurement data obtained before the call connection is disconnected. 
     Advantage of the Invention 
     The present invention provides a mobile terminal testing device and a mobile terminal testing method which enable accurate measurement without data loss due to call disconnection during the measurement for an item on which the measurement is performed while changing an angle of a mobile terminal under an OTA environment. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram showing functional configurations of an integrated control device of the measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention and a controlled element thereof. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  are block diagrams showing functional configurations of an NR system simulator and an LTE measuring instrument in the measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 5A and 5B  are diagrams showing total spherical scanning images of a device under test of the measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention in an OTA chamber, in which  FIG. 5A  shows a disposition mode of the device under test with respect to a center of a spherical coordinate system, and  FIG. 5B  shows a distribution mode of angular sample points PS in the spherical coordinate system. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram explaining a disposition mode of a test antenna  5  in the OTA chamber of the measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention using the spherical coordinate system (r,  0 , p) shown in  FIGS. 5A and 5B . 
         FIG. 7  is a flowchart showing a measurement control operation of the device under test by the integrated control device of the measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram showing a call status confirmation process sequence among the integrated control device, the NR system simulator, and the LTE measuring instrument applied to a call connection disconnection determination process in steps S 3  and S 5  of  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram showing a control sequence among the integrated control device, the NR system simulator, and the LTE measuring instrument applied to a process related to reconnection from detection of call disconnection in steps S 3  and S 5  and steps S 8  and S 9  of  FIG. 7 . 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, an embodiment of a measuring device and a measuring method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     First, a configuration of a measuring device  1  according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 4 . The measuring device  1  constitutes the mobile terminal testing device of the present invention. The measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment has an external structure as shown in  FIG. 1  as a whole, and includes functional blocks as shown in  FIG. 2 .  FIGS. 1 and 2  show a disposition mode of each component of an OTA chamber  50  in a state of being seen through from a side surface thereof. 
     The measuring device  1  is operated, for example, in a mode in which each of the above-described components is mounted on each rack  90   a  of a rack structure  90  having the structure shown in  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 1  shows an example in which each of an integrated control device  10 , an NR system simulator  20 , an LTE measuring instrument  25 , and an OTA chamber  50  is mounted on each rack  90   a  of the rack structure  90 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment includes the integrated control device  10 , the NR system simulator  20 , a signal processing unit  23 , the LTE measuring instrument  25 , a signal processing unit  27 , and the OTA chamber  50 . 
     For the configuration, here, the OTA chamber  50  will be described first for convenience. As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the OTA chamber  50  includes, for example, a metal housing main body  52  having a rectangular internal space  51 , and accommodates a DUT  100  having an antenna  110 , a test antenna  5 , LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b , a reflector  7 , and a DUT scanning mechanism  56  in the internal space  51 . 
     A radio wave absorber  55  is attached to a whole area of an inner surface of the OTA chamber  50 , that is, a bottom surface  52   a , a side surface  52   b , and a top surface  52   c  of the housing main body  52 . As a result, in the OTA chamber  50 , each element (the DUT  100 , the test antenna  5 , the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b , the reflector  7 , and the DUT scanning mechanism  56 ) disposed in the internal space  51  has an enhanced function of regulating intrusion of radio waves from the outside and radiation of the radio waves to the outside. In this way, the OTA chamber  50  realizes an radio anechoic box having the internal space  51  that is not affected by a surrounding radio wave environment. The radio anechoic box used in the present embodiment is, for example, an Anechoic type. 
     Among those housed in the internal space  51  of the OTA chamber  50 , the DUT  100  is, for example, a wireless terminal such as a smartphone. Communication standards for the DUT  100  include cellular (LTE, LTE-A, W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA 2000, 1×EV-DO, TD-SCDMA, or the like), wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b/g/a/n/ac/ad, or the like), Bluetooth (registered trademark), GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, or the like), FM, and digital broadcasting (DVB-H, ISDB-T, or the like). Further, the DUT  100  may be a wireless terminal that transmits and receives a radio signal in a millimeter wave band corresponding to IEEE 802.11ad, 5G cellular, or the like. 
     In the present embodiment, the antenna  110  of the DUT  100  uses a radio signal in each regulated frequency band in conformity with, for example, LTE or 5G NR communication standard. The DUT  100  and the antenna  110  respectively constitute a device under test and an antenna of the device under test in the present invention. 
     In the internal space  51  of the OTA chamber  50 , the DUT  100  is held by a part of mechanism of the DUT scanning mechanism  56 . The DUT scanning mechanism  56  is provided to extend in a vertical direction on the bottom surface  52   a  of the housing main body  52  in the internal space  51  of the OTA chamber  50 . The DUT scanning mechanism  56  performs a total spherical scanning (refer to  FIGS. 5 and 6 ), which will be described later, on the DUT  100  while holding the DUT  100  on which a performance test is performed. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the DUT scanning mechanism  56  includes a turntable  56   a , a support column member  56   b , a DUT mounting portion  56   c , and a drive unit  56   e . The turntable  56   a  includes a plate member having a disk shape, and has a configuration (refer to  FIG. 3 ) that rotates around an azimuth axis (a rotation axis in the vertical direction). The support column member  56   b  includes a columnar member disposed to extend in a direction perpendicular to a plate surface of the turntable  56   a.    
     The DUT mounting portion  56   c  is disposed near an upper end of the support column member  56   b  to be in parallel with the turntable  56   a , and has a mounting tray  56   d  on which the DUT  100  is mounted. The DUT mounting portion  56   c  has a configuration (refer to  FIG. 3 ) capable of rotating around the roll axis (a rotation axis in a horizontal direction). 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the drive unit  56   e  includes, for example, a drive motor  56   f  that rotationally drives the azimuth axis, and a drive motor  56   g  that rotationally drives the roll axis. The drive unit  56   e  includes a biaxial positioner provided with a mechanism for rotating the azimuth axis and the roll axis in respective rotation direction thereof by the drive motor  56   f  and the drive motor  56   g . In this way, the drive unit  56   e  can rotate the DUT  100  mounted on the mounting tray  56   d  in biaxial (the azimuth axis and the roll axis) directions for each mounting tray  56   d . Hereinafter, there is a case where the entire DUT scanning mechanism  56  including the drive unit  56   e  is referred to as the biaxial positioner (refer to  FIG. 3 ). Each of the drive unit  56   e  and the drive motors  56   f  and  56   g  constitutes drive means, first rotary drive means, and second rotary drive means in the present invention. The mounting tray  56   d  constitutes the device under test mounting portion in the present invention. 
     The DUT scanning mechanism  56  performs total spherical scanning which sequentially changes a posture of the DUT  100  to a state in which the antenna  110  faces all orientations of a surface of the sphere while assuming that the DUT  100  mounted (held) on the mounting tray  56   d  is disposed, for example, at a center O 1  of the sphere (refer to a sphere B in  FIGS. 5A and 5B ). Control of the DUT scanning in the DUT scanning mechanism  56  is performed by a DUT scanning control unit  16  which will be described later. The DUT scanning mechanism  56  and the DUT scanning control unit  16  constitute scanning means in the present invention. 
     The test antenna  5  is attached to a required position on the bottom surface  52   a  of the housing main body  52  of the OTA chamber  50  by using an appropriate holder (not shown). An attachment position of the test antenna  5  is a position at which visibility can be secured from the reflector  7  via an opening  67   a  provided on the bottom surface  52   a . The test antenna  5  uses a radio signal in the frequency band of the same regulation (NR standard) as the antenna  110  of the DUT  100 . 
     In a case where measurement related to the NR of the DUT  100  is performed in the OTA chamber  50 , the test antenna  5  transmits a test signal from the NR system simulator  20  to the DUT  100  and receives a signal under measurement transmitted from the DUT  100  that receives the test signal. The test antenna  5  is disposed so that a light reception surface thereof becomes a focal position F of the reflector  7 . The reflector  7  is not always required in a case where the test antenna  5  can be disposed so that the light reception surface thereof faces the DUT  100  and appropriate light reception can be performed. 
     In a case where LTE-related measurement of the DUT  100  is performed in the OTA chamber  50 , the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b  transmit the LTE test signal from the LTE measuring instrument  25  to the DUT  100  and receives an LTE signal under measurement transmitted from the DUT  100  which receives the LTE test signal. The two LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b  are provided so that transmission and reception of a high-quality radio signal can be always performed with the DUT  100  in the LTE-related measurement, and any one radio signal can be selectively used. 
     The reflector  7  is attached to a required position on the side surface  52   b  of the OTA chamber  50  by using a reflector holder  58 . The reflector  7  realizes a radio wave path that returns the radio signal (the test signal and the signal under measurement) transmitted and received by the antenna  110  of the DUT  100  to the light reception surface of the test antenna  5 . 
     Subsequently, configurations of the integrated control device  10 , the NR system simulator  20 , and the LTE measuring instrument  25  will be described. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the integrated control device  10  is communicably connected to the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE measuring instrument  25  via a network  19  such as Ethernet (registered trademark). Further, the integrated control device  10  is also connected to a controlled system element in the OTA chamber  50 , for example, the DUT scanning control unit  16  via the network  19 . 
     The integrated control device  10  comprehensively controls the NR system simulator  20 , the LTE measuring instrument  25 , and the DUT scanning control unit  16  via the network  19 , and includes, for example, a Personal Computer (PC). The DUT scanning control unit  16  may be independently provided accompanying with the OTA chamber  50  (refer to  FIG. 2 ), or may be provided in the integrated control device  10  as shown in  FIG. 3 . Hereinafter, description will be performed while assuming that the integrated control device  10  has the configuration shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the integrated control device  10  includes a control unit  11 , an operation unit  12 , and a display unit  13 . The control unit  11  includes, for example, a computer device. The computer device includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)  11   a  that performs predetermined information processing to realize the function of the measuring device  1 , and performs comprehensive control on the NR system simulator  20 , and the LTE measuring instrument  25  as targets, a Read Only Memory (ROM)  11   b  that stores an Operating System (OS) for starting up the CPU  11   a , the other programs, and control parameters, and the like, a Random Access Memory (RAM)  11   c  that stores execution code, data, and the like of the OS or an application which is used for an operation by the CPU  11   a , an external I/F unit  11   d , an input and output port (not shown), and the like. 
     The external I/F unit  11   d  is communicably connected to each of the NR system simulator  20 , the LTE measuring instrument  25 , and the drive unit  56   e  of the DUT scanning mechanism (biaxial positioner)  56  via the network  19 . An operation unit  12  and a display unit  13  are connected to the input and output port. The operation unit  12  is a functional unit for inputting various information such as commands, and the display unit  13  is a functional unit for displaying various information such as an input screen, measurement results, and the like of the various information. 
     The computer device described above functions as the control unit  11  in such a way that the CPU  11   a  executes a program stored in the ROM  11   b  while using the RAM  11   c  as a work area. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the control unit  11  includes a call connection control unit  14 , a signal transmission and reception control unit  15 , a DUT scanning control unit  16 , a signal analysis control unit  17 , a disconnection detection unit  18   a , a reconnection control unit  18   b , and a measurement return control unit  18   c . The call connection control unit  14 , the signal transmission and reception control unit  15 , the DUT scanning control unit  16 , the signal analysis control unit  17 , the disconnection detection unit  18   a , the reconnection control unit  18   b , and the measurement return control unit  18   c  are also realized by executing a predetermined program stored in the ROM  11   b  in the work area of the RAM  11   c  by the CPU  11   a.    
     The call connection control unit  14  drives the test antenna  5  via the NR system simulator  20  and the signal processing unit  23  to transmit and receive a control signal (radio signal) to and from the DUT  100 , thereby performing control to establish a call (a state in which the radio signal can be transmitted and received) between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100 . The call connection control unit  14  also transmits and receives a control signal (radio signal) to and from the DUT  100  by driving the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b  via the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the signal processing unit  27 , thereby performing control to establish a call (a state in which radio signal can be transmitted and received) between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100 . 
     The signal transmission and reception control unit  15  performs a control of monitoring an user operation in the operation unit  12 , transmitting a signal transmission command to the NR system simulator  20  after the call is established through call connection control, by being triggered with predetermined measurement start operation related to the measurement of transmission and reception characteristics of the DUT  100 , and transmitting the test signal from the NR system simulator  20  via the test antenna  5 , and a control of transmitting a signal reception command and receiving the signal under measurement via the test antenna  5 . Similarly, the signal transmission and reception control unit  15  performs a control of transmitting a signal transmission command to the LTE measuring instrument  25  after the call is established through the call connection control, and transmitting the LTE test signal from the LTE measuring instrument  25  via the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b , and a control of receiving the LTE signal under measurement via the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b.    
     The DUT scanning control unit  16  drives and controls the drive motors  56   f  and  56   g  of the DUT scanning mechanism  56  to perform total spherical scanning of the DUT  100  mounted on the mounting tray  56   d  of the DUT mounting portion  56   c . In order to realize the control, for example, a DUT scanning control table  16   a  is prepared in the ROM  11   b  in advance. The DUT scanning control table  16   a  stores, for example, coordinates of each angular sample point PS (refer to  FIG. 5B ) in the spherical coordinate system (refer to  FIG. 5A ) related to the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100 , drive data of the drive motors  56   f  and  56   g  associated with the coordinates of each angular sample point PS, and control data associated with a stop time (measurement time) at each angular sample point PS. In a case where the drive motors  56   f  and  56   g  are, for example, stepping motors, for example, the number of drive pulses is stored as the drive data. 
     The DUT scanning control unit  16  expands the DUT scanning control table  16   a  into the work area of the RAM  11   c , and drives and controls the drive motors  56   f  and  56   g  of the DUT scanning mechanism  56  based on the control data stored in the DUT scanning control table  16   a . As a result, the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100  mounted on the DUT mounting portion  56   c  is performed. In the total spherical scanning, the antenna surface of the antenna  110  of the DUT  100  is stopped for a regulated time (the stop time) toward the angular sample point PS for each angular sample point PS in the spherical coordinate system, and, thereafter, an operation of moving to a next angular sample point PS (scanning of the DUT  100 ) is sequentially performed while targeting all the angular sample points PS. 
     In a case where the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100  is performed, the signal analysis control unit  17  captures each of the radio signals related to NR and LTE and received by the test antenna  5  and the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b  via the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE measuring instrument  25 , and performs an analysis process (measurement process) on the radio signal as a signal of a designated measurement item. 
     The disconnection detection unit  18   a  detects disconnection of call connection between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  and between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100  during measurement of the designated measurement item at each angular sample point PS (measurement position) related to the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100 . 
     In a case where the disconnection detection unit  18   a  detects the disconnection of the call connection, the reconnection control unit  18   b  reconnects the call connection between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  in which the call connection is disconnected, or between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100 . 
     After the call connection is reconnected between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  or between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100  by the reconnection control unit  18   b , the measurement return control unit  18   c  performs control to return to measurement of the designated measurement item of the remaining number of times from the measurement position where the call connection is disconnected. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4A , the NR system simulator  20  includes a signal generation unit  21   a , a transmission and reception unit  21   f , a signal measurement unit  21   b , a control unit  21   c , an operation unit  21   d , and a display unit  21   e . The NR system simulator  20  constitutes the signal generator of the present invention. 
     The signal generation unit  21   a  generates a signal (baseband signal) that becomes a source of the test signal. The transmission and reception unit  21   f  functions as an RF unit that generates a test signal corresponding to a frequency of each communication standard from the signal generated by the signal generation unit  21   a  and sends the test signal to the signal processing unit  25 , and restores the baseband signal from the signal under measurement which is sent from the signal processing unit  25 . The signal measurement unit  21   b  performs measurement process of the signal under measurement based on the baseband signal restored by the transmission and reception unit  21   f.    
     A control unit  21   c  comprehensively controls each of the functional units including the signal generation unit  21   a , the signal measurement unit  21   b , the operation unit  21   d , and the display unit  21   e . The operation unit  21   d  is a functional unit for inputting various information such as commands, and the display unit  21   e  is a functional unit for displaying various information such as an input screen of the various information and measurement results. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4B , the LTE measuring instrument  25  includes a signal generation unit  26   a , a signal measurement unit  26   b , and an LTE control unit  26   c . The signal generation unit  26   a  generates an LTE test signal to be transmitted to the DUT  100  via the signal processing unit  27  and the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b , and the signal measurement unit  26   b  receives the LTE test signal transmitted by the DUT  100  that receives the LTE test signal via the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b  and the signal processing unit  27 , and performs the measurement process thereof. An LTE control unit  26   c  comprehensively controls the signal generation unit  26   a , the signal measurement unit  26   b , and the operation unit  21   d  under the control of the control unit  11  of the integrated control device  10 . 
     In the measuring device  1  having the above-described configuration, the DUT  100  is mounted on the mounting tray  56   d  of the DUT scanning mechanism  56  (biaxial positioner) in the internal space  51  of the OTA chamber  50 , and it is possible to measure the measurement item, such as EIRP-CDF, EIS-CDF, or TRP, related to the radio signal of the DUT  100  while rotating the DUT  100  in biaxial (azimuth axis and roll axis) directions (while changing an angle of the positioner) for each mounting tray  56   d.    
     Here, control (total spherical scanning) of an angle of the DUT  100  by changing the angle of the biaxial positioner, which is required in a case of measuring each of the measurement items described above, will be described with reference to  FIGS. 5 and 6 . 
     Generally, related to measurement of radiated power targeting the DUT  100 , a method for measuring equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) and a method for measuring total radiated power (TRP) are known. The EIRP is, for example, a power value measured at each measurement point (θ, φ) in a spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ) shown in  FIG. 5A . On the other hand, the TRP is obtained by measuring the EIRP in all orientations of the spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ), that is, at a plurality of angular sample points PS (refer to  FIG. 5B ), which are regulated in advance, on a spherical surface equidistant from a center O 1  (hereinafter, a reference point) of the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100 , and obtaining a total sum thereof. 
     In the present embodiment, the number of divisions Nθ and Nφ for calculating the total radiated power (TRP) are set to, for example, 12, respectively. As a result, in the present embodiment, the number of angular samples (N) is obtained as N=132 (=(12-1)×12).  132  angular sample points PS obtained as above are located as shown in  FIG. 5B  when represented on a surface of the sphere B. 
     In the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 5B , the EIRP is measured at positions of 132 points equidistant from the reference point of the spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ), and, further, the EIRP is added at positions of all the point. Further, based on a result of addition of each EIRP, that is, a total sum of the EIRP at all the angular sample points PS of 132 points, the total radiated power (TRP) of the DUT  100  is obtained. 
     In a case where TRP measurement is performed, the integrated control device  10  drives and controls the DUT scanning mechanism  56  to perform the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100 . In the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100 , the integrated control device  10  rotationally drives the turntable  56   a  around the azimuth axis while repeatedly driving/non-driving the drive motor  56   f , and rotationally drives the mounting tray  56   d  around the roll axis while repeatedly driving/non-driving the drive motor  56   g . At that time, the integrated control device  10  performs control so that the drive motor  56   f  and the drive motor  56   g  are non-driven at each timing in which the antenna surface of the antenna  110  faces one angular sample point PS. By controlling the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100 , the DUT  100  mounted on the mounting tray  56   d  is rotationally driven around the reference point so that the antenna surface of the antenna  110  sequentially faces (orients) all the angular sample points PS of the sphere B while the antenna  110  is held at a position of the reference point which is the center of the sphere B that regulates the spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ). 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , the test antenna  5  is disposed at a position of a specific angular sample point PS (one point) in the spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ). In the above-described total spherical scanning, the DUT  100  is driven (scanned) so that the antenna surface of the antenna  110  sequentially faces the light reception surface of the test antenna  5 . As a result, the test antenna  5  can transmit and receive a signal for the TRP measurement to and from the antenna  110  of the DUT  100  on which the total spherical scanning is performed. Here, the transmitted and received signal is a test signal that is transmitted from the NR system simulator  20  via the test antenna  5 , and a signal that is transmitted by the DUT  100 , which has received the test signal, using the antenna  110 , that is, the signal under measurement that is received via the test antenna  5 . 
     In the integrated control device  10 , in accordance that the DUT  100  is scanned so as to pass through each angular sample point PS in a φ direction while maintaining a certain angle of θ in the spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ) shown in  FIG. 5B , the NR system simulator  20  is driven to generate the test signal by the signal generation unit  21   a  and the transmission and reception unit  21   f , and the test signal is transmitted from the test antenna  5  via the signal processing unit  23 . Here, in a case where the DUT  100  receives the test signal at the antenna  110 , the DUT  100  sends out a response signal corresponding to the reception of the test signal. 
     The integrated control device  10  further drives the NR system simulator  20  so that a signal, which is transmitted by the DUT  100  in response to the reception of the test signal and is received by the test antenna  5 , is received by the signal measurement unit  21   b  as the signal under measurement from the signal processing unit  25  via the transmission and reception unit  21   f . Further, the integrated control device  10  drives and controls the signal measurement unit  21   b  so as to perform a signal processing related to the measurement of the EIRP based on the received signal under measurement. In a case where the measurement control of the EIRP is performed in accordance with the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100  which passes through all the angular sample points PS by changing the angle of θ, it is possible to measure the EIRP for all the angular sample points PS of the spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ) to correspond to NR in the NR system simulator  20 . Further, the integrated control device  10  can obtain the TRP which is the total sum of the EIRP measurement values for all the angular sample points PS. 
     Further, in accordance with the drive control of the NR system simulator  20  for measuring the EIRP and the TRP corresponding to the NR, the integrated control device  10  drives and controls the LTE measuring instrument  25  to measure the EIRP and the TRP corresponding to the LTE which constitutes non-standalone together with the NR. 
     Related to the drive control of the LTE measuring instrument  25  in this case, the integrated control device generates the LTE test signal for performing measurement corresponding to the LTE from the signal generation unit  26   a  of the LTE measuring instrument  25 , and transmits the LTE test signal from the LTE test antenna  6   a  or  6   b  via the signal processing unit  27 . Here, in a case where the DUT  100  receives the LTE test signal by the antenna  110 , the DUT  100  sends out a response signal corresponding to the reception of the LTE test signal. 
     The integrated control device  10  further drives the LTE measuring instrument  25  so that a signal, which is transmitted by the DUT  100  in response to the reception of the LTE test signal and is received by the LTE test antenna  6   a  or  6   b , is received by the signal measurement unit  26   b  as the LTE signal under measurement via the signal processing unit  27 . Further, the integrated control device  10  drives and controls the signal measurement unit  26   b  so as to perform the signal processing related to the measurement of the EIRP and the TRP corresponding to the NR based on the received LTE signal under measurement. 
     Further, the integrated control device  10  has a control function to prevent a situation in which it is difficult to continue measurement due to the disconnection of the call connection between the NR system simulator  20  or the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100  during measurement of the measurement items, such as EIRP-CDF, EIS-CDF, and TRP, while changing the angle of the biaxial positioner (DUT scanning mechanism  56 ) described above. The control function is realized by the disconnection detection unit  18   a , the reconnection control unit  18   b , and the measurement return control unit  18   c  (refer to  FIG. 3 ) provided in the control unit  11  of the integrated control device  10 . 
     Based on this point, hereinafter, a measurement control operation, which is performed by the integrated control device  10  in accordance with the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100  in the OTA chamber  50  of the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment, will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in  FIG. 7 . The flowchart shown in  FIG. 7  includes a processing procedure (steps S 3  to S 6  and S 8  to S 13  in  FIG. 7 ) of returning to measurement from a measurement position, at which the call disconnection occurs, by detecting the disconnection of the call connection and performing reconnection. 
     In the measuring device  1 , in a case where the measurement start operation of a predetermined measurement item is performed after setting the DUT  100  to be tested in the DUT mounting portion  56   c  of the DUT scanning mechanism  56  of the OTA chamber  50 , the call connection control unit  14  of the integrated control device  10  drives the NR system simulator  20 , and transmits and receives a control signal (radio signal) to and from the DUT  100  via the test antenna  5 , thereby performing the call connection control in order to establish a link (call) between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100 . 
     Here, while the NR system simulator  20  performs the call connection control of wirelessly transmitting the control signal (call connection request signal) with respect to the DUT  100  via the test antenna  5 , setting a frequency at which the DUT  100  that receives the call connection request signal is requested to be connected, and receiving the control signal (call connection response signal) which is being transmitted. With the call connection control, between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100 , a state is established in which it is possible to transmit and receive a radio signal in a regulated frequency band via the test antenna  5  disposed at the focal position F of the reflector  7  and the reflector  7 . After that, the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  can transmit and receive the radio signal which is necessary to measure the designated measurement item specified in the measurement start operation. 
     For the transmission and reception of the radio signal related to the above measurement, when viewed from a side of the DUT  100 , a process of receiving the radio signal sent from the NR system simulator  20  via the test antenna  5  and the reflector  7  is set as a downlink (DL) process, and, on the other hand, a process of transmitting the radio signal to the NR system simulator  20  via the reflector  7  and the test antenna  5  is set as an uplink (UL) process. The test antenna  5  is used to execute a process of establishing the link (call) between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100 , the downlink (DL) process, and uplink (UL) process after the link is established, and is referred to as a link antenna. 
     Similarly, the call connection control unit  14  transmits and receives the control signal between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100  via the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b , thereby performing call connection control for establishing the link (call) between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100 . Thereafter, the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100  can transmit and receive the radio signal which is necessary to measure the designated measurement item via the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b.    
     The measuring device  1  starts the measurement according to the flowchart shown in  FIG. 7  in a case where the call connection is established between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  and between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100 . 
     In a case where the measurement is started, the DUT scanning control unit  16  under the control of the control unit  11  of the integrated control device  10  drives the biaxial positioner according to a preset measurement condition to rotate to an angular position (θ, φ) corresponding to an initial measurement position in the spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ) shown in  FIG. 5A  (step S 1 ). 
     Subsequently, the control unit  11  drives and controls the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE measuring instrument  25 , and performs control so that measurement of the measurement item (designated measurement item: EIRP-CDF, EIS-CDF, TRP, or the like) which is preset (designated) at a measurement position (the initial measurement position in the initial measurement) corresponding to the angular position of the biaxial positioner in step S 1  (step S 2 ). 
     In order to perform the measurement process in step S 2 , it is premised that the call connection is performed between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  or between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100  in advance under the control of the call connection control unit  14 . In a call connection state, the signal transmission and reception control unit  15  causes the test signal and the LTE test signal are respectively transmitted from the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE measuring instrument  25 , and the signal analysis control unit  17  receives the signal under measurement and the LTE signal under measurement which are respectively transmitted as responses by the DUT  100  in response to the reception of the test signal and the LTE test signal, thereby performing the measurement process (analysis process) of the designated measurement item. 
     During a measurement operation of the designated measurement item at a current measurement position in step S 2 , the disconnection detection unit  18   a  executes a process of monitoring an exchange situation of the LTE test signal and the LTE signal under measurement via the LTE test antennas  6   a  and  6   b  between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100 , and detecting whether or not an LTE call connection is disconnected based on a monitoring result thereof (step S 3 ). 
     In a case where it is detected that the LTE call connection is not disconnected (NO in step S 3 ), subsequently, the disconnection detection unit  18   a  executes a process of further monitoring the exchange situation of the test signal and the signal under measurement via the test antenna  5  between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  in addition to the above-described exchange situation of the LTE test signal and the LTE signal under measurement, and detecting whether or not the NR call connection is disconnected (step S 5 ) based on a monitoring result thereof. 
     Here, in a case where it is detected that the NR call connection is not disconnected (NO in step S 5 ), the DUT scanning control unit  16  determines whether or not a remaining measurement position exists (step S 7 ). 
     Here, in a case where it is determined that the remaining measurement position exists (YES in step S 7 ), the DUT scanning control unit  16  drives the biaxial positioner to rotate to the angular position of (θ, φ) corresponding a subsequent measurement position in the spherical coordinate system (r, θ, φ) (step S 1 ). 
     Next, the control unit  11  drives and controls the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE measuring instrument  25  to measure the designated measurement item at a second measurement position corresponding to the angular position of the biaxial positioner in step S 1  (step S 2 ). 
     Thereafter, while the processes in steps S 3  and S 5  are continued, the disconnection of the call connection is not detected in either step S 3  or S 5 , and it is determined that the remaining measurement position exists in step S 7 , the control unit  11  repeatedly performs the control of rotating the biaxial positioner to the angular position of (θ, φ) corresponding to the next measurement position in step S 1  and measuring the designated measurement item at the measurement position in step S 2 , while updating the measurement position. 
     During the period, that is, while the control to measure the designated measurement item while updating the measurement position is repeatedly performed, for example, in a case where it is detected that the LTE call connection is disconnected in step S 3  (YES in step S 3 ), the reconnection control unit  18   b  subsequently checks setting content of reconnection setting that is set in advance, and determines whether or not a parameter of the reconnection is on (step S 4 ). 
     In a case where it is determined that the parameter of the reconnection is on (YES in step S 4 ), the reconnection control unit  18   b  performs control to establish the call connection again between the LTE measuring instrument  25  and the DUT  100  by the call connection control unit  14  (step S 8 ). Further, the reconnection control unit  18   b  performs control to establish the call connection again between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  by the call connection control unit  14  (step S 9 ). 
     Further, while the control to update the measurement position and to measure the designated measurement item is repeatedly performed, for example, in a case where it is detected that the call connection of NR is disconnected in step S 5  (YES in step S 5 ), the reconnection control unit  18   b  checks the setting content of the reconnection setting set in advance, and determines whether or not the parameter of the reconnection is on (step S 6 ). 
     In a case where it is determined that the parameter of the reconnection is on (YES in step S 6 ), the reconnection control unit  18   b  performs control to establish the call connection between the NR system simulator  20  and the DUT  100  by the call connection control unit  14  (step S 9 ). 
     In a case where the parameter of the reconnection is off in step S 4  (NO in step S 4 ) and the parameter of the reconnection is off in step S 6  (NO in step S 6 ), the control unit  11  continues the control to move to a next measurement position through steps S 7  and S 1 , respectively. 
     In a case where the call connections of LTE and NR are reconnected by reconnection control in steps S 8  and S 9  or in a case where the call connection of the NR is reconnected by the reconnection control in step S 9 , the measurement return control Unit  18   c  next determines whether or not the designated measurement item is TRP (step S 10 ). 
     In a case where it is determined that the designated measurement item is not TRP (NO in step S 10 ), the measurement return control unit  18   c  performs control to return to step S 2  and restart measurement of the designated measurement item (here, other than TRP) at the measurement position (previous measurement point of the disconnection of the call connection) at which the disconnection of the call connection is detected in either step S 3  or S 5  one time before. 
     Subsequently, the control unit  11  performs the process in steps S 3 , S 5 , and S 7  for the previous measurement point of the disconnection of the call connection. During the period, in a case where it is determined that the remaining measurement position exists in step S 7  (YES in step S 7 ), thereafter, the DUT scanning control unit  16  performs control to repeatedly perform the processes S 1  to S 3 , S 5 , and S 7  according to the measurement related to the designated measurement item at each measurement position while sequentially rotating the biaxial positioner to the angular position corresponding to the next measurement position (θ, φ). The processes in S 1  to S 3 , S 5 , and S 7  at each measurement position is performed until a final measurement position is reached. 
     On the other hand, in a case where it is determined that the designated measurement item is TRP in step S 10  (YES in step S 10 ), the measurement return control unit  18   c  continuously executes beam lock control to lock the beam (transmission power) of the DUT  100 , which is an indispensable routine in the TRP measurement, in the beam peak direction. 
     For the beam lock control, after the reconnection of the call connection in step S 8  or step S 9 , the measurement return control unit  18   c  rotates the biaxial positioner by the DUT scanning control unit  16  to the angular position of (θ, φ) at which the DUT  100  corresponds to the measurement position in the beam peak direction (step S 1   l ). 
     Subsequently, the measurement return control unit  18   c  executes a beam lock return process that locks the beam direction of the DUT  100  to face the measurement position in the beam peak direction again (step S 12 ). 
     In a case where the beam lock return process in step S 12  is completed, the measurement return control unit  18   c  performs control to return to step S 2  through the measurement position return process (step S 13 ), and restart the measurement of the designated measurement item (here, TRP) at the measurement position (previous measurement point of the disconnection of the call connection) at which the disconnection of the call connection is detected in either step S 3  or S 5  one time before. 
     Thereafter, the DUT scanning control unit  16  performs control to repeatedly perform the processes in steps S 1  to S 3 , S 5 , and S 7  according to the TRP measurement at each measurement position while sequentially rotating the biaxial positioner to the angular position (θ, φ) corresponding to the next measurement position. The processes in S 1  to S 3 , S 5 , and S 7  at each measurement position is performed until the final measurement position is reached, and a total sum of the measurement results of all the measurement positions from the initial measurement position to the final measurement position is calculated, and a series of TRP measurement is completed. 
     During the series of processes shown in  FIG. 7 , the disconnection of the call connection determination process in steps S 3  and S 5  can be realized by a call status confirmation process sequence shown in  FIG. 8 . As shown in  FIG. 8 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  of the integrated control device  10  is accessibly connected to the control unit  21   c  of the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE control unit  26   c  of the LTE measuring instrument  25  via the network  19 . 
     In steps S 3  and S 5  of  FIG. 7 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  executes a call status (communication situation) confirmation process sequence between the control unit  21   c  of the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE control unit  26   c  of the LTE measuring instrument  25  (step S 20 ). Specifically, in step S 3 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  performs a process of accessing the LTE control unit  26   c  of the LTE measuring instrument  25  and confirming the LTE call status (step S 22 ). Here, in a case where the LTE call status is in communication, it is determined that the call connection related to the LTE is maintained, and, in a case where the LTE call status is a non-communication state, it is also determined that the call connection is disconnected. 
     On the other hand, in step S 5 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  performs a process of accessing the control unit  21   c  of the NR system simulator  20  and confirming the NR call status (step S 21 ). Here, in a case where the NR call status is in communication, it is determined that the call connection related to the NR is maintained, and, in a case where the LTE call status is the non-communication state, it is also determined that the call connection is disconnected. 
     During the series of processes shown in  FIG. 7 , the processes according to the detection of the call disconnection and the reconnection in steps S 3 , S 5 , S 8 , and S 9  can be realized by a control sequence shown in  FIG. 9 . As shown in  FIG. 9 , under an environment in which the control unit  21   c  of the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE control unit  26   c  of the LTE measuring instrument  25  are accessibly connected via the network  19 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  of the integrated control device  10  executes the call status confirmation process (step S 20 ). 
     A process in step S 20  can be realized by a sequence similar to the call status confirmation process sequence shown in  FIG. 8 . 
     In a case where neither LTE nor NR is detected that the call connection is disconnected in step S 20 , a reconnection loop is not entered and the process proceeds to a next process (step S 30 ). 
     On the other hand, in a case where it is detected that the call connection is disconnected for at least one of LTE and NR in step S 20 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  executes the reconnection process (step S 40 ). 
     In the reconnection process in step S 40 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  performs a process of reconnecting the LTE call connection in a case where the disconnection of the LTE call connection is detected (step S 43 ), and performs a process of reconnecting the NR call connection in a case where the disconnection of the NR call connection is detected (step S 45 ). 
     In a case where either the process in step S 43  or S 45  is performed, the reconnection control unit  18   b  first executes a process of incrementing the number of times of execution of the reconnection. Thereafter, in a case where the process proceeds to step S 43 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  sends a call (Call SA) to the LTE control unit  26   c  of the LTE measuring instrument  25 , subsequently performs the LTE call status confirmation process at predetermined time intervals, and repeatedly performs the processes within the set number of reconnection executions until a fact that the LTE call status indicates the communicable state is confirmed. 
     On the other hand, in a case where the process proceeds to step S 45 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  accesses the control unit  21   c  of the NR system simulator  20  and performs a call status process. After executing the call status process, the reconnection control unit  18   b  performs an NR call status confirmation process at predetermined time intervals, and repeatedly performs the processes within the set number of reconnection executions until a fact that the NR call status indicates the communicable state is confirmed. 
     Further, in a case where LTE reconnection is confirmed in step S 43  or NR reconnection is confirmed in step S 45 , the reconnection control unit  18   b  exits the reconnection process in step S 40  (step S 50 ) and continues the process subsequent to step S 10  in  FIG. 7 . 
     According to a series of measurement control operation matched with the total spherical scanning of the DUT  100  shown in  FIG. 7 , even in a case where the call connection is disconnected during the measurement of the item, such as EIRP-CDF, EIS-CDF, or TRP, of the DUT  100  using the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE measuring instrument  25 , reconnection is immediately performed, so that it is possible to obtain accurate measurement data even in a subsequent measurement position and, as a result, it is possible to perform accurate measurement of each item. Since the measurement of the DUT  100  is performed using the NR system simulator  20  and the LTE measuring instrument  25 , it is possible to support the measurement in a non-standalone NR operation. 
     As described above, the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment includes a DUT scanning mechanism  56  that is provided in an internal space  51  of an OTA chamber  50  and performs scanning to rotate a DUT  100  which having an antenna  110  so as to sequentially face all preset orientations of a spherical coordinate system by using a center of the spherical coordinate system as a reference point; an NR system simulator  20  that is connected to a test antenna  5  in the internal space  51 ; an integrated control device  10  that controls the NR system simulator  20  to measure a specific measurement item related to a radio signal in a frequency band, which is used by the antenna  110 , by performing a measurement operation, a predetermined number of times, of transmitting a test signal from the test antenna  5  to the DUT  100 , and receiving a signal under measurement transmitted from the antenna  110  of the DUT  100  which has received the test signal by the test antenna  5  at a measurement position where the DUT  100  faces a desired orientation, a disconnection detection unit  18   a  that detects disconnection of call connection during measurement at the measurement position; a reconnection control unit  18   b  that performs reconnection of the call connection in a case where the disconnection of the call connection is detected by the disconnection detection unit  18   a ; and a measurement return control unit  18   c  that returns to measurement of the measurement item from a measurement position subsequent to the measurement position where the call connection is disconnected after the reconnection of the call connection. 
     Further, the mobile terminal measuring method according to the present embodiment is a mobile terminal testing method for testing a DUT  100  using a measuring device  1  including a DUT scanning mechanism  56  that is provided in an internal space  51  of an OTA chamber  50  and performs scanning to rotate a DUT  100  having an antenna  110  so as to sequentially face all preset orientations of a spherical coordinate system by using a center of the spherical coordinate system as a reference point, and a NR system simulator  20  that is connected to a test antenna  5 , the mobile terminal testing method including: a measurement control step (S 1 , S 2 ) of controlling the NR system simulator  20  to measure a specific measurement item related to a radio signal in a frequency band, which is used by the antenna  110 , by performing a measurement operation, a predetermined number of times, of transmitting a test signal from the test antenna to the DUT  100 , and receiving a signal under measurement transmitted from the antenna  110  of the DUT  100  which has received the test signal by the test antenna at a measurement position where the DUT  100  faces a desired orientation; a disconnection detection step (S 3 , S 5 ) of detecting disconnection of call connection during measurement at the measurement position; a reconnection control step (S 8 , S 9 ) of performing reconnection of the all connection in a case where the disconnection of the call connection is detected in the disconnection detection step; and a measurement return control step (S 13 , S 2 ) of returning to the measurement of the measurement item from a measurement position subsequent to the measurement position where the call connection is disconnected after the reconnection of the call connection. 
     With the configuration, in the present embodiment, it is possible to return to each remaining measurement at the measurement position by performing the reconnection of the call connection even in a case where the call connection is disconnected during a regulated number of measurements at the measurement position where the DUT  100  faces the desired orientation, and measurement data is not lost after the call connection is disconnected, so that it is possible to measure a predetermined measurement item with high accuracy at the measurement position, in addition to the measurement data obtained before the call connection is disconnected. 
     Further, in the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which the integrated control device  10  measures an equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) cumulative distribution function or an EIS cumulative distribution number for all the orientations based on the signal under measurement received by the test antenna  5 , and measures a total radiated power (TRP) which is a total sum of the EIRP in all the orientations. 
     With the configuration, in the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment, it is possible to measure TRP with high accuracy in addition to EIRP-Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) and EIS-CDF as the measurement item. 
     Further, in the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment, in a case where the disconnection of the call connection is detected during the TRP measurement, the integrated control device  10  may perform beam lock control for performing beam locking on an output light (beam) of the DUT  100  in a state of having a peak in a specific beam direction by returning to the measurement position where the disconnection of the call connection is detected after the reconnection of the call connection and before the measurement of the measurement item is started from the measurement position subsequent to the measurement position where the disconnection of the call connection is detected. 
     With the configuration, in the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment, even in a case where the disconnection of the call connection occurs during the TRP measurement, it is possible to maintain a beam-locked state in a beam peak direction, which is indispensable for the TRP measurement in a case of returning to the measurement of the remaining measurement points from the measurement point where the disconnection of the call connection, so that the measurement accuracy of the entire TRP does not deteriorate. 
     Further, the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment is configured to include the LTE measuring instrument  25  corresponding to an LTE communication standard in addition to the NR system simulator  20  corresponding to an NR communication standard, and detection of the disconnection of the call connection, reconnection of the call connection, and measurement of the specific measurement item are performed in conformity with each of the NR and LTE communication standards. 
     With the configuration, the measuring device  1  according to the present embodiment can be applied to a test of the DUT  100  in which each base station of NR and LTE is simulated, and can measure the measurement item, such as EIRP-CDF, EIS-CDF or TRP, with high accuracy in a non-stand-alone NR operation stage. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     As described above, the mobile terminal testing device and the mobile terminal testing method according to the present invention have an advantage of enabling accurate measurement without data loss due to call disconnection during the measurement for an item on which the measurement is performed while changing an angle of a mobile terminal under an OTA environment, thereby being useful for a mobile terminal testing device and a mobile terminal testing method for performing measurement of EIRP-CDF, EIS-CDF or TRP of the mobile terminal, such as a non-stand-alone NR wireless terminal or a 5G wireless terminal, that has a high-speed communication capability. 
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               1 : Measuring device (mobile terminal testing device) 
               5 : Test antenna 
               6   a ,  6   b : LTE test antenna (test antenna) 
               10 : Integrated control device (measurement control means) 
               16 : DUT scanning control unit (scanning means) 
               18   a : Disconnection detection unit (disconnection detection means) 
               18   b : Reconnection control unit (reconnection control means) 
               18   c : Measurement return control unit (measurement return control means) 
               20 : NR system simulator (measuring device, NR measuring device) 
               25 : LTE measuring instrument (measuring device, LTE measuring device) 
               50 : OTA chamber (radio anechoic box) 
               51 : Internal space 
               56 : DUT scanning mechanism (biaxial positioner, scanning means) 
               100 : DUT (device under test) 
               110 : Antenna of DUT (antenna under test)