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System and method for connecting multicast or broadcast control information to mobile stations

US7031708B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 9, 2002
Grant dateApr 18, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/30
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention is a system and a method of connecting at least one mobile station (14) in a wireless network (12) including mobile stations and a controller (18) to another network (20). The method includes transmitting a communication from at least one mobile station, while the at least one mobile station is activated in the wireless network, but is not terminated to the controller, to the another network to establish a connection between the at least one mobile station and the another network; and the another network transmits a transmission of control information using the connection to the at least one mobile station while the at least one mobile station is activated but is not terminated to the controller.

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