Facsimile transmission in a digital cellular radio network

Abstract

A facsimile service arrangement in a digital cellular radio network including radio terminal equipment; data terminal equipment which is connected to the radio terminal equipment and is the source or destination of fax messages to be transmitted; a fax device with a 2-wire line interface and a control interface, to which the data terminal equipment is operationally connected to control the fax device; a network terminating unit disposed in a mobile exchange; and call control means for establishing a digital data transmission connection between the network terminating unit and the radio terminal equipment. The fax device is a fax modem disposed in the network terminating unit, and the data terminal equipment is operationally connected to the control interface of the fax modem through the radio terminal equipment and the digital data transmission connection.

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