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.
Key components
The key components of the BGAN Application Framework are:
- Standard AT Handler supports BGAN specific commands
- Handlers for Network Access Control, Packet Switched and Circuit Switched calls, including SMS
The AT handler also supports the Inmarsat BGAN terminal application LaunchPad.
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.
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Ole Madsen
Commercial Director
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