Registration of a WLAN as a UMTS routing area for WLAN-UMTS interworking
US7764660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for employing a wireless local area network (WLAN) as a cellular network routing area includes a cellular network, which is capable of determining a location where a service request is made. The cellular network includes a packet-based support node B, which determines if the request can be serviced through a WLAN, which is identified in the cellular network as a routing area. Packet data protocol context is maintained while servicing the request using the WLAN to provide smooth interworking between the WLAN and the cellular network.
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