Patent ID: 7505783

Claim:
A method for interfacing between a terminal and a radio network, wherein the radio network has an asynchronous operating type, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing the terminal with a message comprising an information element identifying an operating type of a core network, wherein the operating type of the core network comprises global system for mobile communications application part (GSM-MAP), and wherein the message is represented by: INFOR- IE TYPE SEMANTICS MATION AND DES- ELEMENT PRESENCE MULTI REFERENCE CRIPTION OTHER INFOR- MATION ELEMENTS MIB VALUE M TAG RE- FERENCES TO OTHER SYSTEM INFOR- MATION BLOCKS >SCHE- M DULING INFOR- MATION CN INFOR- MATION ELEMENTS CN TYPE M GSM-MAP PLMN C-GSM IDENTITY CONDI- TION EXPLANATION GSM THIS INFORMATION ELEMENT SHALL BE PRESENT IN CASE (CN TYPE = = “GSM-MAP”) or (CN TYPE = = “GSM-MAP AND ANSI-41”) ANSI THIS INFORMATION ELEMENT SHALL BE PRESENT IN CASE (CN TYPE = = “ANSI-41”) or (CN TYPE = = “GSM-MAP AND ANSI-41”).