Method and apparatus for interfacing among mobile terminal, base station and core network in mobile telecommunications system

An apparatus for interfacing between a terminal and a radio network, comprising:

• a storage device for storing core network operating type information representing an operating type of a core network;
• an extraction block for reading the core network operating type information during a time period of initialization of the radio network;
• and
• a messaging block for periodically providing the terminal with a message comprising an information element identifying the operating type of the core network,
• wherein the operating type of the core network comprises global system for mobile communications application part (GSM-MAP), and
• wherein the message further comprises core network information elements in a master information block, the core network information elements identifying a Public Land Mobile Network depending upon the value of the information element identifying the operating type of the core network.

An apparatus for interfacing between a terminal and a radio network, comprising:

• a storage device for storing core network operating type information representing an operating type of a core network;
• an extraction block for reading the core network operating type information during a time period of initialization of the radio network;
• and
• a messaging block for periodically providing the terminal with a message comprising an information element identifying the operating type of the core network,
• wherein the operating type of the core network comprises ANSI-41, and
• wherein the message further comprises core network information elements in a master information block, the values of the core network information elements depending upon the value of the information element identifying the operating type of the core network.

An apparatus for interfacing between a terminal and a radio network connected to a core network, wherein the core network is an ANSI-41 AND GSM-MAP operating type, said apparatus comprising:

• a storage device for storing core network operating type information representing an operating type of a core network;
• an extraction block for reading the core network operating type information during a time period of initialization of the radio network;
• and
• a messaging block for providing the terminal with a message comprising an information element identifying the operating type of the core network,
• wherein the message further comprises core network information elements in a master information block, the core network information elements identifying a Public Land Mobile Network depending upon the value of the information element identifying the operating type of the core network.

An apparatus for interfacing between a terminal and a radio network connected to a core network, wherein the core network is a GSM-MAP operating type, comprising:

• a storage device for storing core network operating type information representing an operating type of a core network;
• an extraction block for reading the core network operating type information during a time period of initialization of the radio network;
• and
• a messaging block for providing the terminal with a message comprising an information element identifying the operating type of the core network,
• wherein the message further comprises core network information elements in a master information block, the core network information elements identifying a Public Land Mobile Network depending upon the value of the information element identifying the operating type of the core network.

A method for interfacing between a terminal and a radio network, comprising:

• providing the terminal with a message comprising an information element identifying an operating type of a core network,
• wherein the message further comprises:
• ‘PLMN IDENTITY’ information elements identifying a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a GSM-MAP type of PLMN, and
• wherein the operating type of the core network comprises global system for mobile communications application part (GSM-MAP), and wherein the message further comprises scheduling information and a Master Information Block (MIB) value tag.

An apparatus for interfacing between a terminal and a radio network, comprising:

• a storage device for storing core network operating type information representing an operating type of a core network;
• an extraction block for reading the core network operating type information during a time period of initialization of the radio network;
• and
• a messaging block for periodically providing the terminal with a message comprising an information element identifying the operating type of the core network,
• wherein the message further comprises:
• ‘PLMN IDENTITY’ information elements identifying a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a GSM-MAP type of PLMN,
• wherein the operating type of the core network comprises global system for mobile communications application part (GSM-MAP).

An apparatus for interfacing between a terminal and a radio network, wherein the terminal has an asynchronous operating type, comprising:

• a storage device for storing core network operating type information representing an operating type of a core network;
• an extraction block for reading the core network operating type information during a time period of initialization of the radio network;
• and
• a messaging block for periodically providing the terminal with a message comprising an information element identifying the operating type of the core network through a predetermined channel,
• wherein the message further comprises:
• ‘PLMN IDENTITY’ information elements identifying a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a GSM-MAP type of PLMN,
• wherein the operating type of the core network comprises global system for mobile communications application part (GSM-MAP).