9.5 Packet Terminal Adaptation Function

23.0603GPPGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)Release 17Service descriptionStage 2TS

The Packet Terminal Adaptation function adapts packets received from and transmitted to the Terminal Equipment to a form suitable for transmission within the PLMN.

A range of MT versions providing different standard interfaces towards the TE can be used, e.g.:

– MT with asynchronous serial interface and PAD (Packet Assembly / Disassembly) support. If the PAD function does not exist in the MT, it exists in the TE.

– "Embedded MT" integrated with the TE, possibly via an industry-standard application program interface.

– MT with synchronous serial interface.