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Interworking overhead message protocols

US8514778B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2010
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Wireless communication systems, apparatuses, and techniques are described for interworking wireless technologies. Interworking wireless technologies can include operating a wireless communication system that includes multiple radio access technologies (RATs) to provide wireless services to multiple mobile devices, providing an enhanced inter-RAT OMP instance for a mobile device that is in communication with the wireless communication system via the first RAT, where the enhanced inter-RAT OMP instance includes an inactive state and a tunnel active state, operating the enhanced inter-RAT OMP instance to switch from the inactive state to the tunnel active state in response to a message associated with the second RAT, and using the enhanced inter-RAT OMP instance in the tunnel active state to send one or more overhead messages via a communication tunnel to the mobile device. Interworking wireless technologies can include providing an enhanced overhead message protocol (OMP) instance in a wireless sector to broadcast communication messages.

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