http://blogs.msdn.com/wdkdocs/archive/tags/networking/default.aspxTags: networkingen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/wdkdocs/archive/2009/07/07/new-for-windows-7-mobile-broadband-miniport-driver-documentation.aspxTue, 07 Jul 2009 22:38:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9823089wdkblog1http://blogs.msdn.com/wdkdocs/comments/9823089.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/wdkdocs/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9823089<P>Windows 7 has added new device driver interfaces (DDIs) to provide support for Mobile Broadband (MB) devices, beginning with Windows 7 Beta.</P> <P>MB miniport drivers are based on the NDIS 6.20 model. You can learn more about NDIS 6.20 at <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd568055.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd568055.aspx</A>.</P> <P>The MB DDIs consist of 21 new OIDs, 20 new NDIS status notifications specific to MB, and their associated structures and enumerations including:</P> <UL> <LI>Features to describe the class of MB device, such as CDMA-based (1xRTT/1xEV-DO/1xEV-DO RevA/1xEvDO RevB) or GSM-based (GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA), and its capabilities</LI> <LI>WWAN network registration and service activation</LI> <LI>Packet data service</LI> <LI>Data service handoff</LI> <LI>SMS messaging</LI> <LI>Signal strength feedback</LI> <LI>Vendor-specific features</LI></UL> <P>To learn more about writing an MB miniport driver for Windows 7, go to <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd445701.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd445701.aspx</A>.</P> <P>See <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd446088.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd446088.aspx</A> for the MB reference documentation.</P> <P>&nbsp; -- Kevin Shirley [MSFT], Programming Writer</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9823089" width="1" height="1">Windows 7announcementnetworking