A unified network architecture based on a medium access control (MAC) abstraction sub-layer for converging a plurality of communication standards is disclosed. The unified network architecture in a control plane comprises a first unified terminal device comprising a unified management entity in the MAC abstraction sub-layer, for mapping a unified parameter from an upper layer to a first MAC type parameter for a configuration of a first MAC type of a MAC layer complied with a first communication standard of the plurality of communication standards, and a service management entity service access point, hereafter called SME SAP, arranged between the MAC abstraction sub-layer and a service management entity (SME) of the MAC layer, wherein the unified management entity communicates with the SME via the SME SAP for setting the first MAC type parameter into the first MAC type of the MAC layer.