Facilitating communications between a radio device and a terminal
AssigneeJuniper Networks, Inc.
InventorHiroshi Asahina
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Abstract
A communication device for use in connecting a mobile station to a terminal includes a first group of frame memories that correspond to radio links used to transmit data to the mobile station. The first group of frame memories is configured to store point-to-point (PPP) frames. The communication device also includes one or more radio converters that convert the PPP frames stored in the first group of frame memories into radio frames. The communication device may further include a second group of frame memories configured to store radio frames received from the mobile station via radio links. The communication device may also include a PPP converter configured to convert the radio frames stored in the second group of frame memories into PPP frames.
Claims2
A communication system which comprises a mobile station operable in accordance with a predetermined mobile communication protocol and an internet protocol (IP) terminal operable in accordance with an IP, the predetermined mobile communication protocol allowing to use a plurality of radio links between the mobile station and the IP terminal, the mobile station being communicable with the IP terminal, the communication system comprising an interworking apparatus which is operable in response to an IP frame defined by the IP and a plurality of radio frames defined by the predetermined mobile communication protocol,
- the interworking apparatus comprising:
- framing means for framing each IP frame into PPP frames defined by the PPP;
- transmitting frame memory means which are assigned to the radio links, respectively, for storing the PPP frames one by one, respectively;
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- transmitting means for transmitting the stored PPP frames through the plurality of the radio links in the form of the radio frames, respectively.
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