Concepts

This section describes the key ideas in the Communications Framework.

• Goals of the Comms Architecture
  This topic describes the goals of the Symbian platform Comms Architecture and summarises how the architecture addresses these goals.
• What are Layers
  This topic describes the concept of a Layer in the Communications Framework.
• What are Access Points
  This topic describes the concept of an Access Point in the Communications Framework.
• What are Planes
  This topic describes the concept of a Plane in the Communications Framework.
• What are Nodes
  This section describes the concept of Nodes in Symbian platform and in the Communications Framework.
• What are Factories and Factory Containers
  This section describes Factories and Factory Containers in the Communications Architecture. Factories create Nodes.
• What are Tiers?
  This topic describes the concepts of a Tier and a Tier Manager in the Communications Framework.
• What are CF Protocols, Binders, and Flows
  This topic describes the concepts of Communications Framework (CF) Protocols,Binders and Flows in the Communications Framework.
• What is Bearer Mobility
  This topic describes the concept of Bearer Mobility in the Communications Framework.
• Configuring Comms
  This section contains conceptual information required to configure the Comms Infrastructure.
• Debugging Comms
  This topic provides a summary of help available to debug the components of Cellular Baseband Services, Communication Framework and Networking Services modules.