iDEN System Integration

Abstract

Integrated Digital Enhanced Netwok (iDEN) system is a wireless techonolgy, devel- oped by Motorola and used with the Sprint/Nextel service in U.S. It is the land-mobile radio communication network that integrates several communication services into one platform. Using just one pocket-sized digital handset, it integrates the functionality of digital cellular (Interconnect) service, digital two-way radio (Dispatch) and an always connected internet browser (Packet Data) service into a single platform. Interconnect service is very similar to the cellular service. Users have capability to freely roam to any connected system and maintain full telephone interconnect capability, including circuit-switched data and short message service. Dispatch service allows groups of users or individuals to communicate quickly and easily with each other at the same time. Packet data provides connectionless services. User can access the internet or a company intranet, pick up and send faxes and email by connecting the iDEN terminal to the computer. Di erent network elements are going to be tested in Motorola. So, as a part of box testing, Dispatch Application Processor (DAP) has been tested with the testing tool CTHA. Di erent scripting languages have been used for testing the DAP. Whole iDEN system has been also tested using the di erent testing tools. Test cases related to three services have been tested using testing tools.