Terminal to be coupled to a telecommunications network using radio communication

A terminal which comprises a computer and a radio module to be coupled thereto for transmitting and receiving a message by the computer using radio communication, said radio module comprising a transmitter for transmitting a message and a receiver for receiving a message, and said terminal comprising means for performing operations related to the transmission and reception of a message, wherein the computer comprises means for performing part of the operations related to the transmission and reception of a message, and the radio module comprises means for performing the other part of the operations related to the transmission and reception of a message;

• wherein the computer comprises means for performing at least part of the processing of a baseband signal related to the transmission and reception of a message, and the radio module comprises means for performing processing of a radio frequency signal related to the transmission and reception of the message.

A method for coupling a terminal to a telecommunications network via radio communication, said terminal comprising a computer and a radio module to be coupled thereto for transmitting and receiving messages with the computer, and in which method the radio module transmits messages with a transmitter and receives messages with a receiver, and where the terminal performs operations related to the transmission and reception of a message, wherein the computer performs part of the operations related to the transmission and reception of a message, and the radio module performs the other part of the operations related to the transmission and reception of a message;

• wherein the method further comprises steps of performing, by the computer, at least part of the processing of a baseband signal related to the transmission and reception of the message;
• and performing, by the radio module, processing of a radio frequency signal.

A terminal which comprises a computer and a radio module to be coupled thereto for transmitting and receiving a message, wherein the computer comprises circuitry suitable both for purposes of computing and for telecommunication;

• wherein said radio module comprises a transmitter for transmitting the message and a receiver for receiving the message;
• said computer circuitry is operable for performing operations related to the transmission and reception of the message;
• wherein the computer comprises, within said computer circuitry, means for performing at least part of the processing of a baseband signal related to the transmission and reception of a message, and the radio module comprises means for performing all of the processing of a radio frequency signal related to the transmission and reception of the message.

A terminal which comprises a computer and a radio module to be coupled thereto for transmitting and receiving a message by the computer using radio communication, said radio module comprising a transmitter for transmitting a message and a receiver for receiving a message, and said terminal comprising means for performing operations related to the transmission and reception of a message, wherein the computer comprises means for performing part of the operations related to the transmission and reception of a message, and the radio module comprises means for performing the other part of the operations related to the transmission and reception of a message;

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• wherein the computer comprises means for performing at least part of the processing of a baseband signal related to the transmission and reception of a message, and the radio module comprises means for performing the other part of the processing of a baseband signal related to the transmission and reception of the message and means for performing processing of the radio frequency signal related to the transmission and reception of the message.