Patent ID: 8103267

Claim:
A communications device, comprising: a femtocell base station for providing bi-directional communication for one or more mobile devices to a cellular network, wherein the femtocell base station is configured to communicate with the cellular network using a wide area network; a mobile station transmitter and receiver coupled to the femtocell base station, wherein the mobile station transmitter and receiver is configured to perform radio frequency (RF) wireless communication with the cellular network, wherein the mobile station transmitter and receiver is configured to receive a command from the cellular network and/or an external device to perform loopback testing, wherein the loopback testing involves the mobile station transmitter and receiver and the femtocell base station; and a port coupled to at least one of the femtocell base station or the mobile station transmitter and receiver, wherein at least one of the femtocell base station or the mobile station transmitter and receiver is configured to communicate using the port; wherein, to perform the loopback testing: the mobile station transmitter and receiver is configured to generate wireless signals, wherein the wireless signals emulate signals generated by a mobile device; the femtocell base station is configured to receive the wireless signals; and the communications device is configured to perform testing based on the wireless signals received by the femtocell base station.