Patent ID: 8780966

Claim:
A method of testing a data packet signal transceiver, comprising: transmitting, via a radio frequency (RF) signal path having a controllable RF signal path attenuation, a test data packet signal including one or more test data packets for reception by a data packet signal transceiver device under test (DUT); receiving, from said DUT via said RF signal path, a response signal including one or more response data packets corresponding to one or more respective portions of said one or more test data packets; following said reception of said one or more response data packets, performing one or more of transmitting, via said RF signal path, said test data packet signal including another one or more test data packets for reception by said DUT, and increasing said RF signal path attenuation and transmitting, via said RF signal path with said increased RF signal path attenuation, said test data packet signal including another one or more test data packets for reception by said DUT; and following a failure to receive within a prescribed time interval from said DUT at least another one or more response data packets corresponding to one or more respective portions of said another one or more test data packets, performing one or more of retaining said one or more respective portions of said another one or more test data packets, and repeating said transmitting of said test data packet signal including another one or more test data packets for reception by said DUT, including one or more of maintaining a duration of at least one of said another one or more test data packets, maintaining a data rate of said at least one of said another one or more test data packets, increasing a duration of at said least one of said another one or more test data packets, and decreasing a data rate of at said least one of said another one or more test data packets.