Channel simulator using path loss of terminal transmit power to establish attenuation amount in uplink signal to base station

Abstract

Provided is a control method for a channel simulator, capable of expanding a processable dynamic range of an uplink signal receiving unit while adopting an A/D converter (ADC) having low resolution by adjusting an attenuation amount of the uplink signal receiving unit in a large-capacity channel simulator having P base stations and Q terminal interfaces. In a control method for a channel simulator that includes P base station interface cards (BS I/F cards) (P>2; P is an integer), a link processor block, and Q user equipment interface cards (UE I/F cards) (Q>2; Q is an integer) to form channels with respect to all paths between P base stations and Q terminals, the control method for the channel simulator according to the present invention includes: (a) establishing a table representing an attenuation amount offset in an uplink signal receiving unit of the UE I/F card over a path loss based on log data with respect to terminal transmission power over the path loss for eliminating change of the path loss exerting an influence upon the terminal transmission power; (b) searching for a specified path loss value from the table established in step (a) to determine an attenuation amount corresponding to the specified path loss value when a path loss value with respect to an uplink signal processing process is specified; and (c) adjusting an attenuation amount in the uplink signal receiving unit of the UE I/F card based on the attenuation amount determined in step (b).