Method and apparatus for measuring antenna performance by comparing original and received voice signals

Abstract

A method and apparatus for measuring an antenna performance includes obtaining a voice signal received or transmitted through an antenna and corresponding to an original voice signal, quantifying the antenna performance to generate a quantification result by performing a predetermined quantification method based on the original voice signal and the obtained voice signal, and displaying the quantification result.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of measuring an antenna performance, the method comprising:
 obtaining a voice signal received or transmitted through an antenna corresponding to an original voice signal from the antenna;   quantifying the antenna performance using a controller to generate a quantification result by performing a predetermined quantification method based on the original voice signal and the obtained voice signal; and   displaying the quantification result on a display.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein performing the quantification method comprises:
 using a predetermined perceptual evaluation of speech quality (PESQ) quantification method as the predetermined quantification method to compare and evaluate a factor according to a channel environment of the antenna to quantify the antenna performance.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the factor includes at least one of a total radiated power (TRP), a total isotropic sensitivity (TIS), and a channel delay. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein quantifying the antenna performance comprises:
 determining the antenna performance as an effective performance when the quantification result is equal to or above a preset threshold value, and   wherein displaying the quantification result includes:   displaying a result of the effective performance determination.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the antenna operates in a Raleigh fading environment, a Gaussian fading environment, or a Rician fading environment that is artificially generated. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the Raleigh fading environment, the Gaussian fading environment, or the Rician fading environment is artificially generated within a predetermined closed space in which a uniform electromagnetic field is supplied. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating the original voice signal; and   transmitting the original voice signal to at least one of a base station simulator which communicates with the antenna, or a terminal which performs communications using the antenna.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the obtained voice signal is generated by demodulating a wireless signal by a terminal which receives the wireless signal through the antenna, wherein the wireless signal is modulated from the original voice signal by a base station simulator, and is emitted by the base station simulator. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the obtained voice signal is generated by demodulating a wireless signal by a base station simulator which receives the wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal is modulated from the original voice signal by a terminal, and is emitted through the antenna by the terminal 
     
     
         10 . A system for measuring an antenna performance, the system comprising:
 a communication unit configured to obtain a voice signal received or transmitted through an antenna corresponding to an original voice signal from the antenna;   a controller configured to quantify the antenna performance to generate a quantification result by performing a predetermined quantification method based on the original voice signal and the obtained voice signal; and   a display unit configured to display the quantification result.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the controller uses a predetermined perceptual evaluation of speech quality (PESQ) quantification method as the predetermined quantification method to compare and evaluate a factor according to a channel environment of the antenna to quantify the antenna performance. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the factor includes at least one of a total radiated power (TRP), a total isotropic sensitivity (TIS), and a channel delay. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the controller determines the antenna performance as an effective performance when the quantification result is equal to or above a preset threshold value, and the display unit displays the quantification result of the effective performance determination. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the antenna operates in a Raleigh fading environment, a Gaussian fading environment or a Rician fading environment that is artificially generated. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the Raleigh fading environment, the Gaussian fading environment, or the Rician fading environment is artificially generated within a predetermined closed space in which a uniform electromagnetic field is supplied. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the controller generates the original voice signal, and the communication unit transmits the original voice signal to at least one of a base station simulator which communicates with the antenna or a terminal which performs communications using the antenna. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a program for executing an antenna performance measurement method, the program when accessed by a processor causes the processor to execute:
 obtaining a voice signal received or transmitted through an antenna corresponding to an original voice signal from the antenna;   quantifying an antenna performance to generate a quantification result by performing a predetermined quantification method based on the original voice signal and the obtained voice signal; and   displaying the quantification result.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of  claim 17 , wherein performing the predetermined quantification method comprises:
 using a predetermined perceptual evaluation of speech quality (PESQ) quantification method as the predetermined quantification method to compare and evaluate a factor according to a channel environment of the antenna to quantify the antenna performance.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of  claim 18 , wherein the factor includes at least one of a total radiated power (TRP), a total isotropic sensitivity (TIS), and a channel delay. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of  claim 17 , wherein the antenna operates in a Raleigh fading environment, a Gaussian fading environment or a Rician fading environment that is artificially generated.