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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2000
Tommy Dolan, Dublin, IE;
Per Green, Jarfalla, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A technique for testing a communication system involves establishing a Test System Identification value (TSID value) to represent a test system and associated test activity within the communication system. Mobile stations which are members of the test system are allowed access to test resources in the communication system. In a first embodiment, to provide access to the test resources, the test system can broadcast the TSID value on a control channel. A mobile station receives the control channel and compares the broadcast TSID value with numeric information stored in its internal memory. Upon a match, the mobile station is permitted to camp on the control channel of the test system and use its resources. In a second embodiment, the mobile station may gain access to test resources by broadcasting its TSID value to higher-level nodes of the communication system. Still alternatively, the higher-level nodes of the communication system may independently ascertain the test membership status of the mobile station based on other mobile-identifying information supplied by the mobile station.