A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, A NETWORK ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR

摘要

A base station (101) for a cellular communication system is coupled to a fixed network (107) and receives text strings for transmission to remote units (103, 105). The base station includes a receive processor (111) which receives a first text string encoded in a first encoding format. The receive processor (111) is coupled to a conversion processor (113) which converts the first text string to a second text string at least partially encoded in a second encoding format. The first encoding format may be an UTF-8 or UTF-16 text encoding format and the second encoding format may be an ASCII text encoding format. The conversion processor (113) is coupled to a transceiver (115) which transmits the second text string to the remote units (103, 105).