Method for selecting a bearer service for a service in a mobile telecommunications system
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1. A method comprising:
- providing an application execution environment configured to operate in a mobile terminal and to support execution of a plurality of applications in the mobile terminal; and
providing a programming interface configured to allow one of the plurality of applications to select, based on one or more specified requirements, one of a plurality of bearer services for communication between the mobile terminal and a mobile communication system;
wherein the application execution environment is configured to, in response to receipt of a request from one of the plurality of applications through the programming interface, negotiate with the mobile communication system to establish communication using the one selected bearer service.
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Abstract
A method to select a bearer service for communication between a mobile terminal and a mobile network, where at least one bearer service is implemented in the mobile network, includes defining a set of requirements for the bearer service, obtaining information about selectable bearer services, comparing the set of requirements for the bearer service and the obtained information about selectable bearer services, and making a decision to accept or reject at least one of the selectable bearer services for communication based on the comparison.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing an application execution environment configured to operate in a mobile terminal and to support execution of a plurality of applications in the mobile terminal; and providing a programming interface configured to allow one of the plurality of applications to select, based on one or more specified requirements, one of a plurality of bearer services for communication between the mobile terminal and a mobile communication system; wherein the application execution environment is configured to, in response to receipt of a request from one of the plurality of applications through the programming interface, negotiate with the mobile communication system to establish communication using the one selected bearer service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor and associated memory collectively configured to perform; providing an application execution environment configured to operate in a mobile terminal and to support execution of a plurality of applications in a mobile terminal; and providing a programming interface configured to allow one of the plurality of applications to select, based on one or more specified requirements, one of a plurality of bearer services for communication between the mobile terminal and a mobile communication system; wherein the application execution environment is configured to, in response to receipt of a request from one of the plurality of applications through the programming interface, negotiate with the mobile communication system to establish communication using the one selected bearer service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A memory having stored therein program instructions that, when executed by a processor in a mobile terminal, perform:
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providing an application execution environment configured to operate in a mobile terminal and configured to support execution of a plurality of applications in the mobile terminal; and providing a programming interface configured to allow one of the plurality of applications to select, based on one or more specified requirements, one of a plurality of bearer services for communication between the mobile terminal and a mobile communication system; wherein the application execution environment is configured to, in response to receipt of a request from one of the plurality of applications through the programming interface, negotiate with the mobile communication system to establish communication using the one selected bearer service. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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