BGAN Application Framework

Build a new BGAN terminal efficiently

Minimize the risk, cost, and time of integration of a new protocol stack with the Gatehouse BGAN Application Framework (BAF). The tool includes many mandatory features related to building a BGAN terminal. The BGAN Application Framework is developed for terminal manufacturers who want to improve control and optimize the process of developing an application layer.

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Key Benefits

A standard AT Handler makes it easy to work with BGAN specific commands, so developers can integrate and control terminals without complexity.

Built-in handlers manage Network Access Control, Packet Switched and Circuit Switched calls, including SMS. This ensures stable performance and seamless operation across all BGAN service types.

Support for the Inmarsat BGAN LaunchPad application gives users an intuitive interface for configuring and operating their terminal, reducing friction and improving overall user experience.

Rapid prototyping

The BGAN Application Framework is already integrated with the BGAN Protocol Stack and works out-of-the-box. Only integration with USIM, GPS and the physical layer is necessary to use the platform for IP data transfers. This significantly reduces the effort needed for prototyping.

Stability

The fact that the BGAN Application Framework is a mature software framework ensures that the customer will get a head start creating a stable product. This is a benefit to you as a terminal manufacturer as documented stability ensures optimal end-user experience.

User-friendly

The BGAN Application Framework includes a simple API for interfacing to the MMI of a user terminal, such as keypad and display. The API enables user assisted antenna pointing and GPS position display. You do not need an AT command interface or complex ETSI 3GPP API. Instead terminal developers can use a well-documented interface hiding the complexity of BGAN.

High Quality and Reliable Software

The BGAN Application Framework is an extension of the Gatehouse BGAN Protocol Stack (BPS). The BGAN Application Framework is high-quality and extremely reliable software. It can easily be extended according to customer requirements, minimizing the risk, cost, and time of delivery for a BGAN application layer. It utilizes the ETSI defined API in the BGAN Protocol Stack. The ETSI interface is a generic interface for UMTS protocol stacks and relatively complex. Therefore, the BGAN Application Framework is designed to encapsulate the complexity of the usage of the ETSI API.