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Adaptation layer for realizing protocol adaptations in a digital wireless data transmission system
Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1999-04-14
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Granted: 2003-04-01
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Expires: 2019-04-14
Abstract
Abstract In order to perform data transmission between a mobile station and a cellular radio network, the cellular radio network comprises a radio access network (104, 105, 106) for processing messages according to a first protocol, and a core network (101, 102, 103) for processing messages according to a second protocol. The mobile station deals with messages according to the first protocol on given lower protocol layers and messages according to the second protocol on a given higher protocol layer. On an adaptation layer (301) located between the higher protocol layer and the lower protocol layers, there is performed an adaptation where the messages according to the first and second protocol are mapped into each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Jukka Vialen
- 👤 Esko Oikarinen
- 👤 Janne Pietarila
- 👤 Mikko Korpela
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 12:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W80/00; H04L; H04L69/00; H04L69/08; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/324; H04L69/325; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04W4/18; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/06; H04W88/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A method for realising data transmission between a mobile station ( 100 ) and a digital wireless data transmission system, said digital wireless data transmission system comprising a radio access network ( 104 , 105 , 106 ) processing messages according to a first protocol, and a core network ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) processing messages according to a second protocol said method comprising the steps of handling messages according to the first protocol in the mobile station according to a certain set of lower protocol layers ( 305 ), handling messages according to the second protocol in the mobile station according to a certain higher protocol layer ( 302 , 303 , 304 ), carrying out an adaptation by providing a separate protocol adaptation layer ( 301 ) between said higher protocol layer and said lower protocol layers, wherein said messages according to the first and second protocols are mapped into each other; and wherein said adaptation layer is arranged to emulate the operation of a certain previously defined set of lower protocol layers towards a certain previously defined higher protocol layer and to emulate the operation of a certain previously defined higher protocol layer towards a certain previously defined set of lower protocol layers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
208 words
A method for realising data transmission between a mobile station ( 100 ) and a digital wireless data transmission system, said digital wireless data transmission system comprising a radio access network ( 104 , 105 , 106 ) processing messages according to a first protocol, and a core network ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) processing messages according to a second protocol said method comprising the steps of handling messages according to the first protocol in the mobile station according to a certain set of lower protocol layers ( 305 ), handling messages according to the second protocol in the mobile station according to a certain higher protocol layer ( 302 , 303 , 304 ), carrying out an adaptation by providing a separate protocol adaptation layer ( 301 ) between said higher protocol layer and said lower protocol layers, wherein said messages according to the first and second protocols are mapped into each other; and wherein said adaptation layer is arranged to emulate the operation of a certain previously defined set of lower protocol layers towards a certain previously defined higher protocol layer and to emulate the operation of a certain previously defined higher protocol layer towards a certain previously defined set of lower protocol layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein the first protocol is a data transmission protocol of a third-generation digital cellular radio system, and the second protocol is a data transmission protocol of a second-generation digital cellular radio system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
A method according to claim 2 , wherein the first protocol comprises, in between the mobile station and the radio access network base station subsystem, an L1 layer ( 200 ), which corresponds to a physical radio connection, and above it an RLC/MAC layer ( 202 ), an LLC layer ( 204 ) and an RRC layer ( 206 ), corresponding to the layers 2 and 3 of the OSI model, and that the second protocol is a data transmission protocol of the GSM system, comprising a GSM MM layer ( 302 ).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
A method according to claim 2 , wherein the first protocol comprises in between the mobile station and the radio access network base station subsystem, an L1 layer ( 200 ), which corresponds to a physical radio connection, and above it an RLC/MAC layer ( 202 ), an LLC layer ( 204 ) and an RRC layer ( 206 ), corresponding to the layers 2 and 3 of the OSI model, and that the second protocol is a data transmission protocol of the GPRS system, comprising a GPRS MM layer ( 303 ).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein the first protocol is a data transmission protocol of a third-generation digital cellular radio system, and the second protocol is a data transmission protocol of a core network of a third-generation digital cellular radio system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method according to claim 1 , additionally comprising the step of offering at said adaptation layer ( 301 ) to the protocol layers located above it at least two parallel service access points ( 306 , 307 , 308 ) in order to adapt at least two mutually optional second protocols with the first protocol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
132 words
A cellular radio system mobile station, comprising means for implementing data transmission with a radio access network according to a given protocol stack, and in said protocol stack, a certain set of lower protocol layers according to a given first protocol and a higher protocol layer according to a given second protocol, and in between these, an adaptation layer for carrying out such a two-way adaptation where the messages according to the first and second protocols are mapped into each other, wherein said adaptation layer is arranged to emulate the operation of a certain previously defined set of lower protocol layers towards a certain previously defined higher protocol layer and to emulate the operation of a certain previously defined higher protocol layer towards a certain previously defined set of lower protocol layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
132 words
A cellular radio system mobile station, comprising means for implementing data transmission with a radio access network according to a given protocol stack, and in said protocol stack, a certain set of lower protocol layers according to a given first protocol and a higher protocol layer according to a given second protocol, and in between these, an adaptation layer for carrying out such a two-way adaptation where the messages according to the first and second protocols are mapped into each other, wherein said adaptation layer is arranged to emulate the operation of a certain previously defined set of lower protocol layers towards a certain previously defined higher protocol layer and to emulate the operation of a certain previously defined higher protocol layer towards a certain previously defined set of lower protocol layers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A mobile station according to claim 7 , comprising a certain first higher protocol layer and as a parallel alternative to it a second higher protocol layer, wherein said adaptation layer is arranged to identify from which higher protocol layer a given message has been received.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A mobile station according to claim 8 , wherein said first higher protocol layer is a GSM MM layer and said second higher protocol layer is a GPRS MM layer.
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