CN101427517A - Mobility middleware architecture for multiple radio access technology apparatus - Google Patents
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A multiple radio access technology (RAT) apparatus with mobility middleware provides a user with access to various RAT networks, such as a frequency division duplex (FDD) network and a wireless local area network (WLAN). In one embodiment, the apparatus is a dual mode FDD/WLAN converged wireless communication handset which includes a terminal equipment (TE) module having mobility middleware, an applications and protocols processor and a terminal interface (TI). The dual mode FDD/WLAN converged wireless communication handset further includes a user services identity module (USIM), a mobile termination (MT) module and a protocol stack which interface with the mobility middleware via a plurality of links. In another embodiment, the multi-RAT apparatus is terminal equipment which includes a mobility middleware core module, a mobility middleware communication module, a driver and an insertably removable wireless communication device for providing a multiple radio transport medium to applications running in the terminal equipment.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the terminal equipment framework.Especially, the present invention relates to is mobile middleware at terminal equipment internal control multi-radio access technology (RAT).
Background technology
In telecommunications and Internet industry, " integration " is the term of numerous dissimilar equipment being incorporated into the emerging trend of single unit in order to expression.It has comprised the integration of network, terminal equipment and service.In wireless communications environment, integration equipment have the ability to be supported the multi-access technology that communicates with heterogeneous networks usually, for example wireless access technology (for example IEEE 802.11, third generation partner program (3GPP), code division multiple access (CDMA), bluetooth
Or the like) or wire access technology (for example ethernet ieee 802.3).
For integration equipment, associated the biggest problem is to keep mobility on different types of network.Some standards bodies is then solving the different piece of mobility problem, for example by the IEEE 802.21 that link layer intelligence comes auxiliary moving being provided and being used for the 3rd layer (L3) ambulant internet engineering task group (IETF) mobile IP (IP).
What at present, the present high-end market of being ruled by PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) and smart phone platform was mainly used is dual processor hardware structure (one is used for modulator-demodulator, and another is used for using).
In the 3GPP hand-held set such as double-mode general-purpose mobile communication system (UMTS) Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD)/wireless lan (wlan), portable terminal (MT) module is used to carry out wireless transmission and relevant function, the terminal equipment (te) module has comprised end-to-end application, and the user serves data and program that identification module (USIM) has then comprised clearly and discerned safely this hand-held set.
Concerning IETF moves IP or the current standard of IEEE 802.21 these classes, though these standard codes can realize that ambulant message transmission handles, they do not provide any embodiment.In addition, between these mobile entities, also need certain coordination.But go back the neither one standards bodies at present and be devoted to this Coordination Treatment.
In addition, if can provide a kind of application processor and RAT network, will be very favorable so not at the mobile middleware framework of identical platform.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to a kind of many RAT equipment with mobile middleware, wherein this equipment provides access at different RAT networks, for example FDD network and WLAN for the user.In one embodiment, this equipment is bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set, and this hand-held set has comprised the TE module with mobile middleware, application and protocol processor and terminal interface (TI).In addition, this bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set has also comprised via multilink and mobile middleware butted U SIM, MT module and protocol stack.In another embodiment, multi-radio access technology equipment is used to the terminal equipment that the application that moves provides many wireless transmission mediums in terminal equipment, wherein this equipment comprises mobile middleware nucleus module, mobile middleware communication module, driver and can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment.
The described extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment that inserts can be FDD/ WiMAX (WiMAX) personal computer (PC) card.Mobile middleware has comprised one group of function, and this is comprising the connection of switching between network measuring, network selecting, net, walk abreast, measurement, multiple access service quality (QoS), fail safe and power control.
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These embodiments provide as an example about understanding the present invention in more detail the description of embodiment from following, and are understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
What Fig. 1 showed is the summary view that has comprised the 3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set of the mobile middleware function that disposes according to the present invention;
What Fig. 2 showed is the more detailed view of the 3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the example block diagram according to the mobile middleware framework of one embodiment of the invention;
What Figure 4 and 5 showed is the detailed diagram of the mobile middleware framework among Fig. 3;
Fig. 6 shows is according to another embodiment of the present invention and has the terminal equipment framework that can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment;
What Fig. 7 showed is according to the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment that inserts of the present invention;
Fig. 8 shows is inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment according to alternative embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the functional block diagram of describing according to the mobile middleware in the inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment of Fig. 7 framework;
Figure 10 is the functional block diagram of describing according to the mobile middleware in the inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment of Fig. 8 framework.
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When hereinafter quoting, term " wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) " is including, but not limited to subscriber equipment (UE), mobile radio station, fixing or moving user unit, beep-pager, cell phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), computer, notebook computer or other any subscriber equipmenies that can work in wireless environment.
The present invention proposes a kind of layer function of striding of mobile middleware by name, it refers to one group can be in the seamless function that moves and provide support for multiple service of the inner realization of heterogeneous networks.These functions can comprise between network measuring, network selecting, net switch, walk abreast connection (when equipment is connected to multi-access technology simultaneously), measurement, multiple access QoS, fail safe and power control.
This mobile middleware is not in any one concrete protocol layer.And this mobile middleware provides strides the mutual of layer.What this and application and Access Layer carried out finishes by application programming interfaces (API) alternately.
Fig. 1 shows is the summary view that has comprised according to the 3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set 100 in the cell phone of the mobile middleware function of the present invention's configuration.This 3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set 100 comprises that portable terminal (MT) module 105, terminal equipment (te) module 110 and user serve identification module (USIM) 115.TE module 110 comprises mobile middleware 120.According to enforcement, MT module 105, TE module 110 and USIM 115 may be incorporated in identical or independently on chip or the processor.MT module 105 can comprise UMTS FDD chip 125.In addition, 3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set 100 can also comprise WLAN chip 130.As a kind of enforcement example, though only shown UMTS FDD (cellular network just) and WLAN respectively with chip 125 and 130 in Fig. 1,3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set 100 also can be supported the access technology (for example IEEE 802.15, hand-held digital video broadcast (DVB-H) or the like) of numerous other types.Mobile middleware 120 is then integrated to be used and multiple access network.
Because mobile middleware 120 has coordinated to cross over the switching of different technologies, so this mobile middleware can make the operation of terminal use's application seamless.For example, when switching between cellular network and WLAN, the user of 3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set 100 can not perceive in the stream video and any interruption occur.Mobility is coordinated and controlled to mobile middleware 120.For example, mobile middleware 120 can determine that the WLAN wave point demotes, and can start the honeycomb storehouse that is used to switch in advance.Then, mobile middleware 120 can trigger mobile IP, thereby changes network path.
Fig. 2 shows is framework according to the 3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless communication hand-held set 200 of the present invention's configuration.Hand-held set 200 comprises TE module 205, USIM 210, MT module 215 and IEEE 802.11 protocol stacks 220.
TE module 205 comprises mobile middleware 225, application and protocol processor 230 and terminal interface (TI) 240.As required, TE module 205, USIM 210, MT module 215 and IEEE 802.11 protocol stacks 220 may be incorporated in identical or independently on chip or the processor.What application and protocol processor 230 moved is that the final terminal use who uses of user uses 231.Described terminal use uses 231 can comprise voice delivery (WoIP) by IP, video or the like.In addition, use and protocol processor 230 also comprises session initiation protocol (SIP) client computer 232, IP protocol suite 233, mobile IP client computer 234 and via link 280
4And IEEE 820.21 interfaces 235 that connect with mobile middleware 225.
As the 3GPP standard was defined, USIM 210 comprised authentication and encryption key distribution (AKA) honeycomb security module 245 and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) AKA wlan security module 250.Described security module 245 and 250 is via link 280
6And with mobile middleware 225 exchange correlation security information.
3GPP FDD AS 265 has comprised 3GPP L1/L2/L3 function, for example FDD physical layer (PHY) 266, FDD media access control layer (MAC) 267, FDD Radio Link control (RLC) 268, packet data compression protocol (PDCP) unit 269, broadcasting and multicast control (BMC) unit 270 and Radio Resource control (RRC) 271.IP repeater 263 and PDCP unit 269 exchange IP grouping/RAB.Bit stream repeater 264 then exchanges those not IP-based grouping/bit stream RAB (for example speech data, visual telephone data or the like) with FDD RLC 268.
NAS 255 and AS 265 have all comprised respectively via link 280
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2And IEEE 802.21 interfaces 235 that communicate with mobile middleware 225.
IEEE802.11 protocol stack 220 comprises logic link control (LLC) layer 221, IEEE 802.11MAC layer 122, IEEE 802.11PHY layer 123 and session management entity (SME) 224, and all these equipment all are via IEEE 802.21 interfaces 235 and link 280
1And dock with mobile middleware 225.
As shown in Figure 2, the function of mobile middleware 225 is via link 280
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6And other different entities of hand-held set 100 inside of communicating by letter with 3GPP bimodulus FDD/WLAN integration of wireless are carried out mutual.In addition, as discussed previously, in the 3GPP FDD NAS 255 of the chunk 230 of TE module 205, MT module 215 and 3GPP FDD AS265 and IEEE802.21 protocol stack 220, all comprised IEEE 802.21 interfaces 235.
This one of them function is the network measuring function, and this function allows the characteristic of terminal recognition ambient network.
This another function wherein is a network selection functional, and it can select the access network of the most suitable user's needs in numerous access network internal condition QoS, system operator, user profile, application need or the like feature.
This another function wherein is to be used to carry out handoff functionality the net of the seamless switching from previous network to new selected network.The purpose of this function is to provide service continuity for the user.And this function will be carried out with other locomotive functions such as mobile IP alternately.
This another function wherein is parallel linkage function, and this function can make equipment be connected to multi-access technology simultaneously, uses so that satisfy specific QoS.For example, audio call can be handled by cellular system, and file transmits and then handles by WLAN.Should parallel linkage function be with handover management and be used for the IP layer that context transmits and carry out mutual.
This another function wherein is a measurement function, and this function will be collected the measurement result that receives from different AT networks, and for other mobile middleware functions provide input, for example network selecting, power management or the like.
This another function wherein is the multiple access qos feature, and this function guarantees to be handled by selected network the QoS needs of application.
This another function wherein is a safety function, and this function is switched needed safety operation and handled security related being provided via AT and improving between net.For example, this safety function can authenticate the user in advance, so that reduce switching delay.
This wherein also has a function is control function of power, and this function is coordinated the power control function function of each access technology, so that improve the battery life of equipment.
To mobile middleware 225 via link 280
1And with IEEE 802.11 protocol stacks 220 carry out mutual, current IEEE 802.11 standard operations are on IEEE 802.11MAC layer 222 and IEEE 802.11PHY layer 223, so that support to be used for IEEE 802.21 primitive that media independent switches (MIH) service (for example information, incident and order).In addition, IEEE 802.21 primitive also can be introduced in existing or new IEEE 802.11 primitive.
Between mobile middleware 225 and the 3GPP FDD NAS 255 via link 280
3What carried out is to depend on direct mapping between IEEE 802.21 primitive (just information, incident and order) and some NAS (SM and GMM), the existing primitive alternately.Concerning the SM 258 and GMM259 that are used for mobile middleware 125, they just do not need to change and can work with 3GPP FDD NAS 155.
To mobile middleware 225 via link 280
2And with 3GPP FDD Access Layer (AS) 265 carry out mutual, between the primitive of IEEE 802.21 primitive and FDD Radio Resource control (RRC) 271, be to have mapping.Concerning the RRC 271 that is used for mobile middleware 225, it does not just need to change and can work with 3GPP FDD AS 265.
Between mobile middleware 225 and the mobile IP client computer 234 via link 280
4That is carried out has comprised two aspects alternately.One of them aspect is that IEEE 802.21 can trigger mobile IP client computer 234 acceleration switchings.For example, when IEEE 802.21 " disconnection of MIH link " incident took place, mobile middleware 225 can be transmitted incident and trigger mobile IP client computer, triggers TI 240 thus and is registered to the external agent, obtained Care-of Address and transmission and " linked and upgrade ".Do the delay that can reduce in the mobile IP handoff procedure like this.
Another aspect is to exist ongoing IETF to move the IP standard actions, so that support between TI240 and the network terminal via link 280
5bAnd the IEEE 802.21 message transmission of on IP, carrying out (for example information, incident and order).This method has used mobile IP as " vehicles " that are used for transmitting IEEE 802.21 message between portable terminal and network terminal, has minimized the demand of the existing capability that changes these two ends thus.
Existing AT order from ATA 262 can be used for via link 280
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5bTransmit those to go to/from the order of mobile middleware 225.
What the present invention is directed to is the not mobile framework on same platform of a kind of application processor and RAT network.This framework is at PC and can insert between the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and split, and this framework has been introduced certain complexity and applied additional demand for mobile middleware.Here will the mobile middleware that be used for this equipment be introduced, wherein for instance, this equipment can be specific bimodulus FDD/WiMAX equipment.
Fig. 3 has shown the feature of mobile middleware 225, and wherein this mobile middleware comprises mobile entity 305 and service entities 310, and this mobile middleware has comprised permission in the inner seamless function that moves and support multiple service of heterogeneous networks.Mobile entity 305 comprises relatively independent intelligent decision generating portion (just shift strategy 315) and interface section (just move and enable device 320).Service entities 310 comprises relatively independent intelligent decision generating portion (just service strategy 325) and interface section (device 330 is enabled in service just) equally.It is according to the agreement of open mobile alliance (OMA) or 3GPP and program definition that device 330 is enabled in described service.
The modularized design of this framework can make mobile middleware 225 support the ever-increasing different terminals users of quantity to use 335 and RAT.For instance, if WiMAX is added in the equipment as new RAT, will add the interface of supporting WiMAX in the device 320 mobile enabling so, the remainder of mobile middleware then remains unchanged.
Fig. 4 is being the shift strategy 315 in the mobile entity 305 and moving the detailed structure of enabling device 320 of showing.Shift strategy 315 is intelligent entities, and it moves problem to multiple access and handles, and for different mobility provides strategy and intelligent, it also provides the service quality (QoS) between the RAT to coordinate in addition.This entity is enabled device 320 and carries out alternately with Access Layer via moving, so that monitor and control bottom access technology stack.In addition, this shift strategy 315 also is used for open API terminal use's application controls.
Should be noted that the shift strategy function is not replaced the existing locomotive function among each RAT.For example, the problem that relates to the multiple access switching of hand-off process between net, and its can carry out with the handoff functionality of each access technology alternately.
Move and to enable device 320 and different RAT " thin " functional layer that connects.By using open API, can allow the mobile device 320 of enabling to collect to transmit order from the statistical information of RAT and to these RAT.In addition, it also put in order and standardization the information that receives from different RAT, and provide control/information trigger interface to shift strategy entity 315, allow thus RAT is controlled.
The mobile device 320 of enabling receives and handles from the measurement result (referring to Fig. 3) of transmitting stack 340, and treated information is forwarded to shift strategy entity 315.In addition, it also will send to the terminal use from the order of shift strategy entity 210 and request and use 335 (referring to Fig. 3).
What Fig. 5 showed is an example of service entities 310.It is set of software feature and standardized A PI that device 330 is enabled in service, and the developer that it can make the third party use gives a definition and makes up mobile device in the situation that is independent of the bottom transmission technology and uses.Representative instance about these technology that allow to realize is DRM505, instant message transmission 510 and presents service 515.Use separately these examples in typical embodiment, the terminal use uses open personnel and only can develop and to present condition at some and just allow to send the application that DRM protects content via instant message transmission equipment in ready so.Service is enabled device 330 and is allowed the terminal use to use to come the function of enabling is carried out operation calls and inquiry in standardized mode, allow to develop the unlimited application of quantity thus in theory, wherein these to use all be with to the transmission technology transparent way work supported.
According to another embodiment shown in Figure 6, what the present invention is directed to is a kind of terminal equipment framework 600, and this framework has comprised can insert extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605, and the function that this equipment provides is similar to MT module 105 and WLAN chip 130 shown in Figure 1.Describedly insert the form that extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 can adopt FDD/WiMAX PC card.FDD/WiMAX PC card can make terminal equipment framework 600 be connected to wireless network, so that use different application, for example Web browsing, Email, file transmit or the like.
The above-mentioned extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 that inserts can be supported multiple wireless access technology (RAT).From the user that the operation of portable computing equipments such as PC, notebook, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) is used, mobile middleware will provide seamless service continuity for it for those.
In one embodiment of the present of invention shown in Figure 7, mobile middleware 700 only is in the terminal equipment 600 '.Fig. 7 shows is according to the present invention and has the inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 ' of bimodulus FDD/WiMAX PC card architecture.As implementing example, though Fig. 7 only shown as UMTS module 705, WiMAX module 710 and the communication module 715 that can insert the part of extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 ', the inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment of integration is (for example IEEE802.15, the hand-held digital video broadcast (DVB-H) or the like) that can support multiple different access technology.
Can insert extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 ' and provide a kind of many wireless transmission mediums for the application in the terminal equipment 600 '.In Fig. 7, UMTS 705 and WiMAX 710 have wherein only been shown for example.This UMTS 705 and WiMAX 710 comprise the protocol software and modulator-demodulator.These assemblies can be any equipment compatible mutually with standard.Application in the terminal equipment 600 ' is not also known the various transmission mechanisms of bottom.This application transmits and receive data usually with remaining unchanged.Details about transmission is hidden by mobile middleware 700.This mobile middleware 700 provides unified and accordant interface for the application in the terminal equipment 600 '.Which kind of wireless technology mobile middleware 700 will be determined to activate and use it for transfer of data.This mobile middleware 700 is realized in terminal equipment 600 ' fully, can obtain higher computing capability, memory and power owing to do like this, so this makes this mobile middleware can support more feature, function and strategy.Mobile middleware 700 with via the USB link with reside in the protocol software assembly (for example UMTS 705 and WiMAX 710) that can insert on the change Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 ' and communicate.Order between the mobile middleware 700 and the protocol software and response transmit on the USB link.Communications driver 715 receives the USB traffic carrying capacitys, then will route those go to and from the mobile middleware order and the response of protocol software assembly.
Fig. 8 shows is bimodulus FDD/WiMAX PC card architecture according to replacement of the present invention.In Fig. 8, mobile middleware communication module 800A resides on the terminal equipment 600 ', and mobile middleware nucleus module 800B resides in the inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 between communications driver 715 and UMTS 705 and the WiMAX 710 " on.
Mobile middleware nucleus module 800B is a terminal equipment 600 " in application provide unified and accordant interface.This mobile middleware nucleus module 800B determines to activate and to be used for the wireless technology that data transmit.Mobile middleware communication module 800A then supports to send and receive the more higher layer message such as IP message.Mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can insert extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 " go up to realize that this makes terminal equipment 600 " can carry out visit quickly and the link level incident is made a response, thereby improve switching efficiency.Mobile middleware nucleus module 800B be by API Calls or by calling AT order with reside in can insert extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 " on protocol software assembly (for example UMTS 405 and WiMAX 410) communicate.Order between the mobile middleware communication equipment 800A and the protocol software and response then transmit on the USB link.Command-driven device 715 receives the USB traffic carrying capacitys, and those are gone to and from the mobile middleware order and the response of protocol software assembly then to come route via mobile middleware nucleus module 800B then.
Fig. 9 is the functional block diagram of describing according to the mobile middleware in the terminal equipment 600 ' of Fig. 7 framework.In this scheme, suppose that the operating system on the terminal equipment 600 ' is Microsoft (MS) Windows OS, and terminal equipment 600 ' and the interface that can insert between the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 ' are USB.
As shown in Figure 9, in terminal equipment 600 ', mobile middleware is realized as two modules: mobile middleware communication module 800A and mobile middleware nucleus module 800B, it is the expansion of the mini port driver 905 of NetWare Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) wide area network (NDISWAN).Terminal use in the terminal equipment 600 ' uses the voice transfer (VoIP) that can comprise by IP, video or the like.Terminal equipment 600 ' also comprises session initiation protocol (SIP) client computer 920, Internet protocol (IP) protocol suite 930 and mobile IP (MIP) client computer 935.Shown in Figure 4 as previous reference, mobile middleware 800A and 800B communicate via API, for example IEEE802.21API.
Extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 ' be can insert and USIM910, UMTS705, WiMAX7109 and communications driver 715 comprised.UMTS 705 comprises 3GPP FDD NAS 915 and 3GPP AS 920.WiMAX710 comprises the IEEE802.16 protocol stack.As defining in the 3GPP standard, USIM 910 comprises authentication and encryption key distribution (AKA) honeycomb security module and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) AKA wlan security module.This security module via the USB link with the security information of mobile middleware nucleus module 800B exchange correlation.915 of NAS comprise GSM CC/SM940, ATC Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) 945 and IP repeater.
The API that NAS 915 and AS 920 have one group of standard.800 of mobile middlewares come executive communication by calling standard A PI.Except standard A PI, mobile middleware 800 also uses the AT order to come to communicate with NAS 915.At terminal equipment 600 ' and can insert between the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 ', API Calls or AT order are all transmitted by communication link (for example USB link).
WiMAX IEEE 802.16 protocol stacks 710 comprise IEEE 802.11 MAC layers 955, IEEE 802.11 PHY layers 960 and session management entity (SME) 965, and all these equipment all are to connect with mobile middleware 800B via the API Calls of standard on the USB link.
When initialization terminal equipment 600 ', mobile middleware 800 can use as default specific RAT.Then, signal strength signal intensity is by persistent surveillance by the ATI order that sends standard.When mobile middleware 800 received measurement report, as selection, it can send to this report on network or in this locality it be analyzed.According to signal strength signal intensity and defined handoff algorithms, mobile middleware 800 also can prepare other RAT and carry out possible hand-off process.When being about to switch, at this moment will start another RAT, and session will be transmitted to new link.800 of mobile middlewares are responsible for starting needed all signalings of maintenance session.This mobile middleware 800 can use API Calls, AT order or other any regulation interfaces start this process.In this configuration, mobile middleware nucleus module 800B resides in the terminal equipment 600 '.This mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can use the computing capability, memory of enhancing, bigger power or the like.So, mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can use complicated switchover policy and at client terminal local measurement report be analyzed, and can implement complicated function thus and makes a determination in this locality, thereby improve performance.
Figure 10 is the inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment of describing according to Fig. 8 framework 600 " in the functional block diagram of mobile middleware.As shown in figure 10, mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can insert extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 " in realize that mobile middleware communication module 800A then resides in terminal equipment 600 " in.The advantage of implementing this selection is to approach the link level protocol stack.Can respond the link level incident quickly thus.
Mobile middleware nucleus module 800B will accept from terminal equipment 600 " network dependent event and data.Thus, terminal equipment 600 " can not see any variation, and will use normal wan interface to set up/cut off link and transmission/reception data.Terminal equipment 600 " and can insert extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 " be link-attached via USB.This USB link is by each terminal equipment 600 " in driver and can insert extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 " manage.From terminal equipment 600 " WAN order be to be sent to via the USB link to insert extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 ", and intercept by mobile middleware nucleus module 800B.Then, how this mobile middleware nucleus module 800B will determine distribution command and data.In addition, mobile middleware nucleus module 800B also carries out management function, and for example the monitoring link state select link and it is prepared for following switching, and when reality was switched, this mobile middleware nucleus module 800B will be carried out described switching.
In order to continue data session, terminal equipment 600 " in mobile middleware communication module 800A also need to start other high-level protocols, for example MIP and SIP program.In case receive the order from mobile middleware nucleus module 500B, mobile middleware communication module 800A will start this class method so.This mobile middleware communication module 800A with reside in terminal equipment 600 " in upper-layer protocol carry out alternately so that effective communication is provided.
In the structure of Figure 10, the mobile middleware nucleus module resides in the MT end.It can use the link level activity apace like this.It can respond this type of incident and trigger action fast thus.Because nucleus module is to implement and be to use the USB/WAN interface of standard and dock with TE at the MT platform, therefore, it is very little to influence that PC holds.In addition, it is also more likely and should implement easy the connection and configuration.
What mobile middleware core 800B carried out is vital tasks such as network measuring, network selecting, and what mobile middleware communication module 800A carried out then is that those need be in the function of implementing message and call application programming interfaces (API) on other control stacks on the IP.Mobile middleware nucleus module 800B and mobile middleware communication module 800A exchange messages via stand-alone interface.
Mobile middleware nucleus module 800B has served as main mobile middleware functive, and multiple thus service is supported by implementing controlled function and IEEE 802.21 link event and service.Concerning mobile middleware nucleus module 800B, the service that it can provide comprises the network measuring that allows terminal recognition ambient network characteristic.
Another service that mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can provide also comprises network selecting.This service meeting selects to meet most the access network of customer requirements in numerous access network internal condition QoS, system operator, user profile, application need or the like feature.
Another service that mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can provide also comprises between net switches.This function executing be seamless switching from previous network to new selected network.Its objective is to the user service continuity is provided.And this function can be carried out with other locomotive functions such as mobile IP alternately.
Another service that mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can provide also comprises multiple access QoS.This service guarantees to be handled by selected network the QoS needs of application.
Another service that mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can provide comprises that also parallel Connection Service, this service are connected when can start with a plurality of AT network, thereby satisfies the QoS application.For example, audio call can be handled by cellular system, and file transmits and then handles by WLAN.Should parallel linkage function be with handover management and be used for the IP layer that context transmits and carry out mutual.
Another service that mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can provide also comprises power management.This service is coordinated the power control function function of each access technology, so that improve the battery life of equipment.
Another service that mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can provide also comprises the service of measurement.The measurement result that receives from different AT networks is collected in this service, and for other mobile middleware functions provide input, for example network selecting, power management or the like.
Another service that mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can provide also comprises fail safe.This service is switched needed safety operation and is handled security related being provided via AT and improving between net.For example, this safety function can authenticate the user in advance, so that reduce switching delay.
Another service that mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can provide also comprises routing function.Mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can use and can insert route control messages and data between the communication protocol stack of WiMAX 710 of extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment 605 in the control in the terminal equipment 600.
Mobile middleware communication module 800A can provide the transmission of MIH message.This function will accept to send via IP from mobile middleware nucleus module 800B the MIH message of MIH server.Then, mobile middleware communication module 800A will call appropriate API, and can the computing platform of terminal equipment 600 can with the IP stack in it is sent.On the other hand, mobile middleware communication module 800A should be able to receive MIH message from the MIH server via IP, and this message is sent to mobile middleware nucleus module 800B.
Mobile middleware communication module 800A provides support for the exchange between mobile middleware nucleus module 800B and other control protocols.This function will provide service for mobile middleware nucleus module 800B, for example calls API on MIP, the SIP or the like at the mobile middleware nucleus module when 800B sends request.This mobile middleware communication module 800A can implement logical process, so that support API Calls and finish this processing.
Mobile middleware can be by helping implement changeover program with IEEE 802.16 management entities alternately.Be about to when FDD switches to IEEE 802.16, mobile middleware can ask 802.16 management entities to start relative program, so that set up 802.16 links.
In addition, the direct mapping between IEEE 802.21 primitive (information, incident, order) and some NAS (SM and the GMM) primitive existed already.Concerning the SM and GMM that are used for mobile middleware, they need not to change and can work with FDD NAS.
Similar with FFD NAS, between IEEE 802.21 primitive and FDD RRC primitive, also provide above-mentioned mapping.Concerning the RRC that is used for mobile middleware, it need not to change and can work with FDD AS.
The exchange of mobile middleware and mobile IP divides two aspects.One of them aspect is that IEEE 802.21 can trigger mobile IP acceleration switching.For example, when 802.21 " disconnection of the MIH link " incident of generation, mobile middleware can be transmitted incident the mobile IP client computer in the triggering mobile terminals, and triggering mobile terminals is registered to the external agent thus, obtains Care-of Address and transmission and " links and upgrade (binding update) ".Do the delay that can reduce in the mobile IP handoff procedure like this.
Another aspect is to exist ongoing IETF to move the IP standard actions, so that the IEEE802.21 message of carrying out on IP between support terminal and the network is transmitted (information, incident and order).This method has used mobile IP as " vehicles " that are used for transmitting IEEE802.21 message between portable terminal and network terminal, has minimized the needs of the existing capability that changes these two ends thus.
Mobile middleware is to enable agreement with the service of application and SIP and so on to carry out mutual.For instance, application might have certain QoS demand.Mobile middleware then can be mapped to optimal network with this QoS demand.This mobile middleware (mobility shimware) carries out alternately with the existing safety function in the portable terminal, thereby solves the safety problem of handoff procedure.In existing safety function, then do not need to change.
Existing AT order can be used to transmit the order of being to and from mobile middleware.
Mobile middleware communication module 800A and IP stack are carried out alternately, so that send and receive MIH message via IP.Between mobile middleware nucleus module 800B and mobile middleware communication module 800A, will set up " message " interface.Mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can send request to mobile middleware communication module 800A, so that send MIH message via IP to the MIH server.Mobile middleware communication module 800A then can send this IP message and wait-for-response.After mobile middleware communication module 800A receives the response that the MIH server returns, this response will be forwarded to mobile middleware nucleus module 800B.
Mobile middleware communication module 800A and MIP and sip stack carry out alternately.This mobile middleware nucleus module 800B can be on " message " interface sends request to mobile middleware communication module 800A, so as to start MIP or SIP mutual, perhaps, mobile middleware communication module 800A also can independent startup MIP or SIP mutual.
As required, the present invention can implement in the cordless communication network of any kind.For example, the present invention can implement in the IEEE of any kind 802 type systems, WiMAX, LTE or any other type cordless communication network.In addition, the present invention can also be applied in the software or in integrated circuit as multilayer and implement, and wherein this integrated circuit can be application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), a plurality of integrated circuit, logic programmable gate array (LPGA), a plurality of LPGA, discrete component or the combination of integrated circuit, LPGA and discrete component.The present invention is applicable to following system architecture, middleware and application.
The present invention can implement in WTRU, and is applicable to Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (WCDMA), time division duplex (TDD) (high spreading rate, low spreading rate), TD SDMA (TDS-CDMA) and FDD air interface.In addition, the present invention also is applicable to the long-term project evolution (LTE) of UMTS technology of future generation.
Embodiment
1. radio communication hand-held set comprises:
(a) terminal equipment (te) module, this module comprise mobile middleware, application and protocol processor and terminal interface (TI);
(b) user serves identification module (USIM);
(c) portable terminal (MT) module; And
(d) protocol stack, wherein mobile middleware connects with USIM, application and protocol processor, protocol stack and MT module via multilink.
2. as embodiment 1 described radio communication hand-held set, wherein protocol stack (d) is IEEE 802.11 protocol stacks, comprising:
(d1) logic link control (LLC) layer;
(d2) IEEE 802.11 medium access control (MAC) layer;
(d3) IEEE 802.11 physics (PHY) layer;
(d4) session management entity (SME); And
(d5) at least one IEEE 802.21 interface, wherein mobile middleware is to set up at least one link via this interface, thereby docks with protocol stack.
3. as the described radio communication hand-held set of arbitrary embodiment in embodiment 1 and 2, wherein MT module (c) comprising:
(c1) comprise third generation partner program (3GPP) Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) Non-Access Stratum (NAS) of at least one IEEE 802.21 interface; And
(c2) comprise the 3GPP FDD Access Layer (AS) of at least one IEEE 802.21 interface, wherein mobile middleware connects with 3GPP FDD NAS and 3GPP FDD AS via multilink.
4. as embodiment 3 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein 3GPP FDD NAS also comprises:
(i) 3GPP function mobile network (MN)
(ii) call out control (CC) unit;
(iii) session manager (SM);
(iv) general packet radio service (GPRS) mobility manager (GMM);
(v) RAB manager (RABM);
(vi) warn command set interpreter (ATC);
(vii) ATC Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA);
(viii) Internet protocol (IP) repeater; And
(ix) bit stream repeater.
5. as the described radio communication hand-held set of arbitrary embodiment in embodiment 3 and 4, wherein the ATC order exchanges between TE module and MT module via TI and ATC ATA.
6. as the described radio communication hand-held set of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 3～5, wherein 3GPP FDD AS comprises:
(i) FDD physical layer (PHY);
(ii) FDD media access control layer (MAC);
(iii) FDD Radio Link control (RLC);
(iv) packet data compression protocol (PDCP) unit;
(v) broadcasting and multicast are controlled (BMC) unit; And
(vi) Radio Resource is controlled (RRC) unit.
7. as the described radio communication hand-held set of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 1～6, wherein mobile middleware comprises mobile entity and service entities.
8. as the described radio communication hand-held set of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 1～7, wherein mobile entity comprises that at least one shift strategy and at least one move and enables device.
9. as embodiment 8 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein shift strategy is carried out the network measuring function.
10. as embodiment 8 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein shift strategy is carried out network selection functional.
11. as embodiment 8 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein shift strategy is carried out handoff functionality between access point.
12. as embodiment 8 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein shift strategy is carried out parallel linkage function.
13. as embodiment 8 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein shift strategy is carried out measurement function.
14. as embodiment 8 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein shift strategy is carried out service quality (QoS) function.
15. as embodiment 8 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein shift strategy is carried out safety function.
16. as embodiment 8 described radio communication hand-held sets, wherein shift strategy is carried out control function of power.
17. as the described radio communication hand-held set of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 1～16, wherein service entities comprises that at least one service strategy and at least one service enable device.
18. as the described radio communication hand-held set of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 8～17, wherein move and enable device and connect with different wireless access technology (RAT) via open application programming interfaces (API), thereby those statistical information or other information that receive from the RAT network of collection, arrangement and standardization, and transmit order to the RAT network, and provide control/information trigger interfaces, so that control RAT network to shift strategy.
19. as the described radio communication hand-held set of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 1～18, wherein mobile middleware connects with third party's application and transmission stack via at least one open application programming interfaces.
20. a terminal equipment comprises:
The mobile middleware nucleus module;
The mobile middleware communication module that communicates with the mobile middleware nucleus module;
First driver that communicates with the mobile middleware nucleus module; And
With the inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment that first driver communicates, be used for providing many wireless transmission mediums to the application that operates in terminal equipment.
21. as the terminal equipment of embodiment 20, wherein first driver is the mini port driver of NetWare Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) wide area network (NIDSWAN).
22., wherein can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and also comprise as the described terminal equipment of arbitrary embodiment in embodiment 20 and 21:
Second driver that communicates with first driver;
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) with the coupling of second actuator electrical; And
Protocol stack with the coupling of second actuator electrical.
23. as embodiment 22 described terminal equipments, wherein protocol stack is an IEEE802.16 protocol stack, this protocol stack comprises:
(i) IEEE802.16 medium access control (MAC) layer;
(ii) IEEE802.16 physics (PHY) layer; And
(iii) session management entity (SME).
24. as the described terminal equipment of arbitrary embodiment in embodiment 22 and 23, wherein UMTS comprises:
(i) third generation partner program (3GPP) Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) Non-Access Stratum (NAS); And
(ii) 3GPP FDD Access Layer (AS).
25. as the described terminal equipment of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 20～24, wherein can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment is Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) WiMAX personal computer (PC) card.
26. a terminal equipment comprises:
The mobile middleware communication module;
First driver that communicates with the mobile middleware communication module; And
The inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment that communicates with first driver, be used for providing many wireless transmission mediums to the application that moves at terminal equipment, wherein this can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and comprises: (i) second driver and (ii) mobile middleware nucleus module, this module are via second driver and first driver and communicate with the mobile middleware communication module.
27. as embodiment 26 described terminal equipments, wherein first driver is the mini port driver of NetWare Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) wide area network (NDISWAN).
28., wherein can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and also comprise as the described terminal equipment of arbitrary embodiment in embodiment 26 and 27:
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) with the electric coupling of mobile middleware nucleus module; And
Protocol stack with the electric coupling of mobile middleware nucleus module.
29., wherein can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and comprise that also the user who communicates with mobile middleware nucleus module and UMTS serves identification module (USIM) as embodiment 28 described terminal equipments.
30. as the described terminal equipment of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 26～29, wherein can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment is Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) WiMAX personal computer (PC) card.
31. as the described terminal equipment of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 28～30, wherein UMTS comprises:
(i) third generation partner program (3GPP) Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) Non-Access Stratum (NAS); And
(ii) 3GPP FDD Access Layer (AS).
32. as the described terminal equipment of arbitrary embodiment among the embodiment 28 ~ 31, wherein protocol stack is IEEE 802.16 protocol stacks, this protocol stack comprises:
(i) IEEE 802.16 medium access control (MAC) layer;
(ii) IEEE 802.16 physics (PHY) layer; And
(iii) session management entity (SME).
Though feature of the present invention and element are described with specific combination in preferred embodiment, but each feature or element can be under the situation of other features that do not have described preferred implementation and element use separately, or with or with under the various situations that other features of the present invention and element combine do not use.Method provided by the invention or flow chart can be implemented in computer program, software or the firmware carried out by all-purpose computer or processor, and wherein said computer program, software or firmware are to be included in the computer-readable recording medium in tangible mode.The light medium that comprises magnetizing mediums, magnet-optical medium and the CD-ROM video disc of read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (ram), register, buffer storage, semiconductor memory apparatus, internal hard drive and moveable magnetic disc and so on and digital versatile disc (DVD) and so on about the example of computer-readable recording medium.
For instance, appropriate processor comprises: general processor, application specific processor, conventional processors, digital signal processor (DSP), a plurality of microprocessor, the one or more microprocessors that are associated with the DSP core, controller, microcontroller, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) circuit, any integrated circuit and/or state machine.
The processor that is associated with software can be used to realize a radio frequency transceiver, so that used in wireless transmission receiving element (WTRU), subscriber equipment, terminal, base station, radio network controller or any host computer.WTRU can be used in combination with the module that adopts hardware and/or form of software to implement, for example camera, camara module, visual telephone, speaker-phone, vibratory equipment, loud speaker, microphone, TV transceiver, Earphone with microphone, keyboard, bluetooth
Module, frequency modulation (FM) radio-cell, LCD (LCD) display unit, Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display unit, digital music player, media player, video game machine module, explorer and/or any wireless lan (wlan) module.
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1. radio communication hand-held set comprises:
(a) terminal equipment (te) module, this module comprise mobile middleware, application and protocol processor and terminal interface (TI);
(b) user serves identification module (USIM);
(c) portable terminal (MT) module; And
(d) protocol stack, wherein mobile middleware connects with USIM, application and protocol processor, protocol stack and MT module via multilink.
2. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, protocol stack (d) is IEEE 802.11 protocol stacks, comprising:
(d1) logic link control (LLC) layer;
(d2) IEEE 802.11 medium access control (MAC) layer;
(d3) IEEE 802.11 physics (PHY) layer;
(d4) session management entity (SME); And
(d5) at least one IEEE802.21 interface, wherein mobile middleware is to set up at least one link via this interface, thereby docks with protocol stack.
3. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, MT module (c) comprising:
(c1) comprise third generation partner program (3GPP) Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) Non-Access Stratum (NAS) of at least one IEEE 802.21 interface; And
(c2) comprise the 3GPP FDD Access Layer (AS) of at least one IEEE 802.21 interface, wherein mobile middleware connects with 3GPP FDD NAS and 3GPP FDD AS via multilink.
4. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, 3GPP FDD NAS also comprises:
(i) 3GPP function mobile network (MN)
(ii) call out control (CC) unit;
(iii) session manager (SM);
(iv) general packet radio service (GPRS) mobility manager (GMM);
(v) RAB manager (RABM);
(vi) warn command set interpreter (ATC);
(vii) ATC Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA);
(viii) Internet protocol (IP) repeater; And
(ix) bit stream repeater.
5. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, ATC order exchanges between TE module and MT module via TI and ATC ATA.
6. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, 3GPP FDD AS comprises:
(i) FDD physical layer (PHY);
(ii) FDD media access control layer (MAC);
(iii) FDD Radio Link control (RLC);
(iv) packet data compression protocol (PDCP) unit;
(v) broadcasting and multicast are controlled (BMC) unit; And
(vi) Radio Resource is controlled (RRC) unit.
7. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that mobile middleware comprises mobile entity and service entities.
8. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, mobile entity comprises that at least one shift strategy and at least one move and enables device.
9. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, shift strategy is carried out the network measuring function.
10. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, shift strategy is carried out network selection functional.
11. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, shift strategy is carried out handoff functionality between access point.
12. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, shift strategy is carried out parallel linkage function.
13. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, shift strategy is carried out measurement function.
14. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, shift strategy is carried out service quality (QoS) function.
15. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, shift strategy is carried out safety function.
16. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, shift strategy is carried out control function of power.
17. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, service entities comprises that at least one service strategy and at least one service enable device.
18. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, move and to enable device and connect with different wireless access technology (RAT) via open application programming interfaces (API), thereby those statistical information or other information that receive from the RAT network of collection, arrangement and standardization, and transmit order to the RAT network, and provide control/information trigger interfaces, so that control RAT network to shift strategy.
19. radio communication hand-held set as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, mobile middleware uses with the third party via at least one open application programming interfaces and the transmission stack connects.
20. a terminal equipment comprises:
The mobile middleware nucleus module;
The mobile middleware communication module that communicates with the mobile middleware nucleus module;
First driver that communicates with the mobile middleware nucleus module; And
With the inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment that first driver communicates, be used for providing many wireless transmission mediums to the application that operates in terminal equipment.
21. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, first driver is the mini port driver of NetWare Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) wide area network (NIDSWAN).
22. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and also comprise:
Second driver that communicates with first driver;
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) with the coupling of second actuator electrical; And
Protocol stack with the coupling of second actuator electrical.
23. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, protocol stack is IEEE 802.16 protocol stacks, and this protocol stack comprises:
(i) IEEE 802.16 medium access control (MAC) layer;
(ii) IEEE 802.16 physics (PHY) layer; And
(iii) session management entity (SME).
24. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, UMTS comprises:
(i) third generation partner program (3GPP) Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) Non-Access Stratum (NAS); And
(ii) 3GPP FDD Access Layer (AS).
25. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment is Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) WiMAX personal computer (PC) card.
26. a terminal equipment comprises:
The mobile middleware communication module;
First driver that communicates with the mobile middleware communication module; And
The inserted extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment that communicates with first driver, be used for providing many wireless transmission mediums to the application that moves at terminal equipment, wherein this can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and comprises: (i) second driver and (ii) mobile middleware nucleus module, this module are via second driver and first driver and communicate with the mobile middleware communication module.
27. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that, first driver is the mini port driver of NetWare Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) wide area network (NDISWAN).
28. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that, can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and also comprise:
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) with the electric coupling of mobile middleware nucleus module; And
Protocol stack with the electric coupling of mobile middleware nucleus module.
29. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment and comprise that also the user who communicates with mobile middleware nucleus module and UMTS serves identification module (USIM).
30. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that, can insert the extraction-type Wireless Telecom Equipment is Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) WiMAX personal computer (PC) card.
31. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, UMTS comprises:
(i) third generation partner program (3GPP) Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) (FDD) Non-Access Stratum (NAS); And
(ii) 3GPP FDD Access Layer (AS).
32. terminal equipment as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, protocol stack is IEEE 802.16 protocol stacks, and this protocol stack comprises:
(i) IEEE 802.16 medium access control (MAC) layer;
(ii) IEEE 802.16 physics (PHY) layer; And
(iii) session management entity (SME).
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