GSM transceiver controlling timing races in channel establishment in a GSM protocol stack and method of operation thereof

• US 6,088,343 A
• Filed: 03/11/1997
• Issued: 07/11/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Optimay Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: King, Michael Roy
• Primary Examiner(s): HSU, ALPUS
• Application Number:
  US08/815,066
• Time in Patent Office: 1,218 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329, 370/338, 370/465, 370/466, 370/467, 370/468, 375/219, 375/220, 455/411, 455/422, 455/434, 455/445, 455/450, 455/507, 455/509, 455/517, 455/73, 455/75, 455/76, 455/550, 455/554, 455/555
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/32 Architecture of open systems interconnection [OSI] 7-layer type protocol stacks, e.g. the interfaces between the data link level and the physical level
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A GSM transceiver for use in a GSM network and a method of use of the GSM transceiver is disclosed. The GSM transceiver includes a multilayer protocol stack for executing a plurality of asynchronous tasks, the multilayer protocol stack including a radio resources management entity for controlling a physical layer and a data link layer of the multilayer protocol stack for establishing and maintaining a wireless link between the transceiver and the GSM network and a mobility management entity for establishing and authenticating services provided by the GSM network to the transceiver; and at least one processor for executing the plurality of asynchronous tasks of the multilayer protocol stack; and wherein only the radio resources management entity synthesizes channel establishment messages transmitted by the GSM transceiver to the GSM network and only the mobility management entity makes decisions to establish channels between the transceiver and the GSM network.

Claims

1. A GSM transceiver for use in a GSM network comprising:

a multilayer protocol stack for executing a plurality of asynchronous tasks, the multilayer protocol stack including a radio resources entity for controlling a physical layer and a data link layer of the multilayer protocol stack for establishing and maintaining a wireless link between the transceiver and the GSM network and a mobility management entity for establishing and authenticating services provided by the GSM network to the transceiver; and

wherein

only the radio resources entity synthesizes channel establishment messages transmitted by the GSM transceiver to the GSM network and only the mobility management entity makes decisions to establish channels between the transceiver and the GSM network.

2. A GSM transceiver in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

only the radio resources entity synthesizes channel establishment messages transmitted by the GSM transceiver to the GSM network and only the mobility management entity makes decisions to establish channels between transceivers and the GSM network for calls simultaneously originated and terminated by the transceiver.

3. A GSM transceiver in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

only the radio resources entity synthesizes channel establishment messages transmitted by the GSM transceiver to the GSM network and only the mobility management entity makes decisions to establish channels between the transceiver and the GSM network for a simultaneous change of class mark of the transceiver transmitted to the GSM network and a call originated by the transceiver to the GSM network.

4. A method of use of a GSM transceiver having a multilayer protocol stack for executing a plurality of asynchronous tasks, the multilayer protocol stack including a radio resources entity for controlling a physical layer and a data link layer of the multilayer protocol stack for establishing and maintaining a wireless link between the transceiver and the GSM network and a mobility management entity for establishing and authenticating services provided by the GSM network to the transceiver comprising:

synthesizing only with the radio resources entity channel establishment messages transmitted by the GSM transceiver to the GSM network; and

deciding to establish channels between the transceiver and the GSM network only with the mobility management entity.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein:

only the radio resources entity synthesizes channel establishment messages transmitted by the GSM transceiver to the GSM network and only the mobility management entity makes decisions to establish channels between transceivers and the GSM network for calls simultaneously originated and terminated by the transceiver.

6. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein:

only the radio resources entity synthesizes channel establishment messages transmitted by the GSM transceiver to the GSM network and only the mobility management entity makes decisions to establish channels between the transceiver and the GSM network for a simultaneous change of class mark of the transceiver transmitted to the GSM network and a call originated by the transceiver to the GSM network.