Specifications

General
Packet Data Networking
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Administration
The equipment used to control and monitoring and administer the system are
primarily internal to the iDEN system. The Packet Data process follows the same
procedures as Dispatch Call Processing. The exception to this procedure is the
billing information collection and external routing of the MDG or any servers that
may be part of the service provider hosting network.
The MDG uses proprietary billing protocols to gather usage data and forwards this
information to the Billing Accumulator (BA). The BA stores and compiles usage and
traffic data. Similar to call data records from the MSC this information is used by the
service provider to gather usage (time and/or data transferred) and similar account
information. This data is available to the ADC for billing and decision support.
Intranet
The Packet Data may be used to extend an internal data processing network to the
Fleets, Groups, and Members. A private LAN or WAN outside the iDEN system
may use an MDG as a router to connect the a fleet and its member nodes to the
private network. The MDG references the fleet and group based subnet and routes
data packets to the MSs. This allows mobile users to interact with the central
network and the functionality it provides (e-mail, remote sessions, web-browsing and
file transfers). This functionality is specific to the rights and permissions of the
private network’s fixed end host and the capabilities of the mobile stations.
Virtual Private Network
The iDEN system does not explicitly support broad networks. The users’ private
network may be extended to include MSs and other networks using the fixed end
host’s secured network, hosts and routes. This allows iDEN to support private VPNs
that are part of, and associated with, the fleet’s network.
Extranet
An MS can become openly associated with a network. If the user has login rights on
a web-addressable, secure server, the MS use can interact with extranet servers or
another entity’s private network if it is allowed. This is controlled by the fixed end
host and the extranet secured hosts.
Internet
Packet Data Network provides access to Internet addressable servers based on the
restrictions, rights and permissions of the fixed end host (proxy) and the browsed
site.
Internet Service Provider
If Packet Data Networking is used, the end-user cannot directly access online
services. However, opportunities exist to allow iDEN service providers to create and
support the infrastructure to proxy and host some services. This type of functionality
is not provided and is exclusively a consideration of the service provider.