Apparatus and method for ethernet emulation in a 3RD generation wireless mobile station
First Claim
1. For use in a wireless access terminal capable of accessing a 3G wireless network, an apparatus for enabling a host processing system to access said 3G wireless network, said apparatus comprising:
- a physical media dependent layer (PMDL) interface capable of transferring data between said wireless access terminal and said host processing system; and
an Ethernet emulation controller capable of communicating with said host processing system via said PMDL interface, wherein said Ethernet emulation controller emulates the operation of an Ethernet device adapter to thereby exchange data with said host processing system via an Ethernet protocol.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in a wireless access terminal capable of accessing a 3G wireless network. The apparatus enables a host processing system to access the 3G wireless network using the wireless access terminal. The apparatus comprises: 1) a physical media dependent layer (PMDL) interface capable of transferring data between the wireless access terminal and the host processing system; and 2) an Ethernet emulation controller capable of communicating with the host processing system via the PMDL interface, wherein the Ethernet emulation controller emulates the operation of an Ethernet device adapter to thereby exchange data with the host processing system via an Ethernet protocol.
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20 Claims
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1. For use in a wireless access terminal capable of accessing a 3G wireless network, an apparatus for enabling a host processing system to access said 3G wireless network, said apparatus comprising:
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a physical media dependent layer (PMDL) interface capable of transferring data between said wireless access terminal and said host processing system; and
an Ethernet emulation controller capable of communicating with said host processing system via said PMDL interface, wherein said Ethernet emulation controller emulates the operation of an Ethernet device adapter to thereby exchange data with said host processing system via an Ethernet protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless access terminal capable of accessing a 3G wireless network comprising:
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a 3G-capable transceiver capable of communicating with said 3G wireless network via an air interface;
a physical media dependent layer (PMDL) interface capable of transferring data between said wireless access terminal and a host processing system associated with said wireless access terminal; and
an Ethernet emulation controller capable of communicating with said host processing system via said PMDL interface, wherein 11 said Ethernet emulation controller emulates the operation of an Ethernet device adapter to thereby exchange data with said host processing system via an Ethernet protocol. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. For use in a wireless access terminal capable of accessing a 3G wireless network, a method of enabling a host processing system to access the 3G wireless network comprising the steps of:
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establishing a connection to the host processing system via a physical media dependent layer (PMDL) interface capable of transferring data between the wireless access terminal and the host processing system; and
receiving a configuration message from the host processing system; and
in response to receipt of the configuration message, transmitting a response message to the host processing system indicating that the wireless access terminal is an Ethernet device adapter to thereby establish an Ethernet connection for exchanging data with the host processing system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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