Implementation of mutual rate adaptations in data services between GSM and DECT

• US 6,081,534 A
• Filed: 06/06/1996
• Issued: 06/27/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Vringo Infrastructure, Inc. (XpresSpa Group, Inc. (f/k/a FORM Holdings Corp.))
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Sipila, Tuomo
• Primary Examiner(s): MARCELO, MELVIN C
• Application Number:
  US08/659,590
• Time in Patent Office: 1,482 Days
• Field of Search: 370/466, 370/467, 370/469, 455/426, 455/449
• US Class Current: 370/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2659 for data rate control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/181 Transcoding devices; Rate adaptation devices

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and equipment with which it is possible to use data services of a cellular telecommunication system, especially the GSM system, from a terminal (26) belonging to a second cellular telecommunication system, especially the DECT system. According to the invention, it is added to the base station (20) of said second telecommunication system the means (22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34) required for performing the rate adaptations and mappings with which the transferred data are converted from the format of said first telecommunication system to the format of said second telecommunications system and vice versa. All changes to the current systems as required by applying the invention are made in the base station (20) near its interface to the switching center (1), so there will be no changes as regards the user and the operation of the switching centre.

Claims

1. A method for using data services of a first telecommunication system from a terminal (26) of a second telecommunication system by means of a base station (20) and a switching centre (1), comprising steps of:

performing in the base station rate adaptations and mappings required for the conversions of data between the format of said first telecommunication system and the format of said second telecommunication system,

wherein the first telecommunication system is a GSM system and the second telecommunication system is a DECT system, and wherein

the step of performing rate adaptations and mappings includes a step of performing rate adaptations RA2 and RA1 conforming to a CCITT V.110 standard, as well as a mapping between the RA1 rate adaptation and at least two separate parallel operating protocol entities of the DECT system, for a conversion of transmission rate between a transmission rate used between the switching centre and the base station and a lower synchronous transmission rate.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein in said base station there is also performed rate adaptation RA0 (24) conforming to the CCITT V.110 standard, required for the conversions of the transmission format between the synchronous and asynchronous transmission modes.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein in said base station there is also performed steps of:

forming L2COP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.02 or L2BOP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.03;

forming RLP frames according to the GSM standard GSM 04.22 for data transferred from said terminal to said switching centre; and

unpacking the RLP frames according to the GSM standard GSM 04.22 and the L2COP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.02 or L2BOP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.03 for data transferred from said switching centre to said terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein in said base station there is also performed for data transferred a fax adaptation according to the T.30 standard.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein when establishing a connection from said terminal to said switching centre using a service negotiation function according to the GSM standard, said base station, as a response to a "Call proceeding" message (56) sent by said switching centre and containing in the <

<

bearer capability>

>

record a value set by said switching centre representing the negotiable connection parameter, maps the value in question into a certain record in the CC-CALL-PROCEEDING message (57) sent to said terminal (26).

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said certain record is at least one of an <

<

END-TO-END-COMPATIBILITY>

>

record or an <

<

IWU-ATTRIBUTES>

>

record.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said negotiable connection parameter is comprised of a modem type.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein when establishing a connection from said switching centre to said terminal using a service negotiation function according to the GSM standard, the method further comprises steps of:

said terminal, as a response to a CC-SETUP message (65) sent by said base station, adds negotiable connection parameters to a certain record in a CC-CONNECT message (67) which it has sent to said base station 20, and

said base station, as a response to said CC-CONNECT message (67), maps said negotiable connection parameters into a <

<

bearer capability>

>

record in a "Call Confirmed" message (68) sent to said switching centre.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said certain record is at least one of a <

<

IWU-ATTRIBUTES>

>

or an <

<

END-TO-END-COMPATIBILITY>

>

record.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein said negotiable connection parameter is comprised of at least one of:

a number of data, stop and parity bits, use of a user layer 2 protocol, and modem type.

11. A method as in claim 1, wherein the at least two separate parallel operating protocol entities of the DECT system are BPAD and Ctrl.

12. Equipment, including a base station (20), for using data services of a first telecommunication system from a terminal (26) of a second telecommunication system, said base station comprising means for performing rate adaptations and mappings required for the conversions of data between the format of said first telecommunication system and the format of said second telecommunication system,

wherein the first telecommunication system is a GSM system and the second telecommunication system is a DECT system, and wherein

said base station comprises means for performing rate adaptations and mappings includes a step of performing rate adaptations RA2 and RA1 conforming to a CCITT V.110 standard, as well as a mapping between the RA1 rate adaptation and at least two separate parallel operating protocol entities of the DECT system, for converting a transmission rate between a transmission rate used between a GSM switching centre and said base station and a lower synchronous transmission rate.

13. The equipment of claim 12, wherein said base station (20) further comprises:

means for performing rate adaptation RA0 (24) according to the CCITT V.110 standard, required for the conversions of the transmission format between the synchronous and asynchronous transmission modes.

14. The equipment of claim 12, wherein said base station (20) further comprises:

means for forming L2COP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.02 or L2BOP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.03;

means for performing RLP framing according to the GSM standard GSM 04.22 for data transferred from said terminal to said switching centre; and

means for unpacking RLP frames according to the GSM standard GSM 04.22 and the L2COP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.02 or L2BOP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.03 for data transferred from said switching centre to said terminal.

15. The equipment of claim 12, wherein the at least two separate parallel operating protocol entities of the DECT system are BPAD and Ctrl.

16. A Digital European Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) fixed part for coupling to a DECT portable part, said DECT fixed part comprising an interworking unit (IWU) that comprises:

means for performing data rate adaptations RA2 and RA1 conforming to a CCITT V.110 standard, as well as a mapping between the RA1 rate adaptation and at least two separate parallel operating protocol entities of the DECT system, for converting a transmission rate between a transmission rate used between a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) switching center and said DECT fixed part and a lower synchronous transmission rate;

means for performing rate adaptation RA0 (24) according to the CCITT V.110 standard for converting a transmission format between a synchronous transmission mode and an asynchronous transmission mode;

means for forming L2COP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.02 or L2BOP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.03;

means for forming Radio Link Protocol (RLP) frames according to the GSM standard GSM 04.22 for data transferred from said DECT portable part to said GSM switching center; and

means for unpacking RLP frames according to the GSM standard GSM 04.22 and the L2COP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.02 or L2BOP protocol units according to the GSM standard GSM 07.03 for data transferred from said GSM switching center to said DECT portable part.

17. The DECT fixed part of claim 16, wherein the at least two separate parallel operating protocol entities of the DECT system are BPAD and Ctrl.

18. A method for using data services of a first telecommunication system from a terminal of a second telecommunication system by means of a base station and a switching center, comprising steps of:

converting data between a format of the first telecommunication system and a format of the second telecommunication system;

the step of converting comprising a step of performing in the base station any rate adaptations and mappings required for converting the data, and including a step of performing rate adaptations RA2 and RA1 conforming to a CCITT V.110 standard for a conversion of transmission rate between a transmission rate used between the switching center and the base station and a lower synchronous transmission rate, wherein the mappings comprise a mapping between the RA1 rate adaptation and a plurality of separate parallel operating protocol entities.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein in the base station there is also executed a step of performing rate adaptation RA0 conforming to the CCITT V.110 standard, required for the conversion of a transmission format between synchronous and asynchronous transmission modes.

20. A method as in claim 18, wherein the plurality of separate parallel operating protocol entities are BPAD and Ctrl of a Digital European Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) system.

21. A base station, comprising:

means for using data services of a first telecommunication system from a terminal of a second telecommunication system by means of said base station in cooperation with a switching center coupled to said base station;

said using means comprising means for converting data between a format of the first telecommunication system and a format of the second telecommunication system by performing rate adaptations and mappings required for converting the data, including rate adaptations RA2 and RA1 conforming to a CCITT V.110 standard for a conversion of transmission rate between a transmission rate used between the switching center and the base station and a lower synchronous transmission rate, wherein the mappings comprise a mapping between a predetermined one of the rate adaptations and a plurality of separate parallel operating protocol entities.

22. The base station of claim 21, wherein said using means further comprises means for performing rate adaptation RA0 conforming to the CCITT V.110 standard, required for the conversion of a transmission format between synchronous and asynchronous transmission modes.

23. A base station as in claim 21, wherein the predetermined one of the rate adaptations is the RA1 rate adaptation, and wherein the plurality of separate parallel operating protocol entities are BPAD and Ctrl of a Digital European Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) system.