Siemens Mux_guide_v06 0 Document history

Multiplexer User's Guide

Confidential / Released

s

mo b i l e

Mux_guide_v06 Page 5 of 36 30.06.2004

0 Document history

This chapter reports modifications and improvements over previous versions of this

document.

Preceding document: “Multiplexer User's Guide” Version 05

New document: “Multiplexer User's Guide” Version 06

Chapter What is new

1.1 Added further supported products.

3.1.1 Added note about closing Multiplexer.

3.1.2 Added note about maximum frame size N1.

4.2.4 Second byte for frame size greater than 127 bytes is not supported.

4.3.5 Corrected description of Close-down procedure.

5 Corrected description of multiplexer version control.

5.3.3 Corrected example.

Preceding document: “Multiplexer User's Guide” Version 04

New document: “Multiplexer User's Guide” Version 05

Chapter What is new

1.1 Added further supported products.

3.1.4 Modified remark on AT&W.

3.1.6 Added chapter “Operation of a second physical serial interface ASC1 (if applicable)”

Preceding document: “Multiplexer User's Guide” Version 03

New document: “Multiplexer User's Guide” Version 04

Chapter What is new

1.1 Added further supported products.

3 - 3.4 Restructured and revised all chapters.

3.1.2, 3.3,

4.3.10

To control SLEEP mode use PSC messages rather than entering AT+CFUN=<n>

Contents

Main Users Guide Multiplexer User's Guide Multiplexer User's Guide Confidential / Released Mux_guide_v06 Page 2 of 36 30.06.2004 Contents Figures Tables 0 Document history 1 Introduction 1.1 Supported products and related documents 1.2 References 1.3 Term and abbreviations 2 Multiplexer protocol an overview 2.1 Product concept and architecture 2.2 Virtual channels and AT commands 3 Integrating multiplexer into the customer application 3.1 Characteristics 3.1.1 Basic requirements 3.1.2 Restrictions 3.1.3 Dependencies between multiplexer channels and restrictions of use 3.1.4 Functions without channel dependencies 3.1.5 Timing conditions 3.1.6 Operation of a second physical serial interface ASC1 (if applicable) 3.2 Multiplexer control and signaling lines 3.2.1 Flow control Page 3.2.2 Escape sequence 3.3 Power saving 3.4 Bandwidth of logical channels 4 Structure of the multiplexer protocol 4.1 Introduction of the multiplexer protocol 4.2 Data link layer 4.2.1 Flag sequence 4.2.2 Address field 4.2.3 Control field 4.2.4 Length indicator 4.2.5 Information field 4.2.6 Frame checking sequence field (FCS) 4.3 State diagrams Figure 4: Relationship between the customer C and the GSM engine C Customer C Master state machine GSM engine C Slave state machine Customer C GSM engine C Figure 5: MPI Startup, DLC establishment and information transfer Serial interface Customer C GSM engine C Serial i nterface 4.3.1 Start-up procedure 4.3.2 DLC establishment Customer C GSM engine 4.3.3 Information transfer Customer C (Initiator) GSM engine (Responder) Customer C GSM engine 4.3.5 Close-down procedure 4.3.6 Multiplexer control channel Information Field 4.3.7 Multiplexer close down (CLD) 4.3.8 Test command (Test) 4.3.9 Modem status command (MSC) Page 4.3.10 Power saving control (PSC) 4.3.11 Non-supported command response (NSC) Multiplexer User's Guide Confidential / Released 4.4 Example: Establishing logical channels without parameter negotiation Customer C Serial interface GSM engine C Figure 13: Establishing the multiplexer control channel and the logical channel 5 Multiplexer protocol version control 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Multiplexer protocol versions 5.3 Implementing version control 5.3.1 Troubleshooting 5.3.2 Coding of TestCommand message 5.3.3 Example of TestCommand message