Apparatus and method for extending the coverage area of a licensed wireless communication system using an unlicensed wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a network controller operable to communicate with a telecommunications network and communicably coupled to one or more unlicensed wireless base stations comprising one or more unlicensed wireless access areas and wherein each unlicensed wireless access area is mapped to one or more licensed wireless access areas;
a mobile station operable to communicate with the telecommunications network using a licensed wireless communication channel serviced by the telecommunications network in a licensed wireless access area and an unlicensed wireless communication channel in an unlicensed wireless access area, wherein the mobile station is associated with a licensed wireless network identifier and a licensed wireless location identifier for use when the mobile station is in the licensed wireless access area, wherein the mobile station is configured with an unlicensed wireless network identifier and an unlicensed wireless location identifier when the mobile station is in the unlicensed wireless access area.
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Abstract
A system includes a network controller to communicate with a telecommunications network. The network controller is coupled to one or more unlicensed wireless base stations serving one or more unlicensed wireless access areas. Each unlicensed wireless access area is mapped to one or more licensed wireless access areas. The system includes a mobile station to communicate with the telecommunications network using a licensed wireless communication channel serviced by the telecommunications network in a licensed wireless access area, and an unlicensed wireless communication channel in an unlicensed wireless access area. The mobile station is associated with a licensed wireless network identifier and a licensed wireless location identifier when the mobile station is in the licensed wireless access area and is associated with an unlicensed wireless network identifier and an unlicensed wireless location identifier when the mobile station is in the unlicensed wireless access area.
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12 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a network controller operable to communicate with a telecommunications network and communicably coupled to one or more unlicensed wireless base stations comprising one or more unlicensed wireless access areas and wherein each unlicensed wireless access area is mapped to one or more licensed wireless access areas;
a mobile station operable to communicate with the telecommunications network using a licensed wireless communication channel serviced by the telecommunications network in a licensed wireless access area and an unlicensed wireless communication channel in an unlicensed wireless access area, wherein the mobile station is associated with a licensed wireless network identifier and a licensed wireless location identifier for use when the mobile station is in the licensed wireless access area, wherein the mobile station is configured with an unlicensed wireless network identifier and an unlicensed wireless location identifier when the mobile station is in the unlicensed wireless access area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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communicating with a telecommunications network using an unlicensed wireless communication channel in one or more unlicensed wireless access areas serviced by one or more corresponding unlicensed wireless base stations;
mapping the one or more unlicensed wireless access areas to one or more licensed wireless access areas communicably coupled with the telecommunications network;
communicating with the telecommunications network using the licensed wireless communication channel in the one or more licensed wireless service areas, wherein each of the one or more licensed wireless service areas is associated with a licensed wireless network identifier and a licensed wireless location identifier for use when a mobile station uses the licensed wireless communication channel,and wherein each of the one or more unlicensed wireless service areas is associated with an ulicensed wireless network identifier and an ulicensed wireless location identifier for use when the mobile station uses the unlicensed wireless communication channel.
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a mobile station operable to communicate with a telecommunications network using a licensed wireless communication channel serviced by the telecommunications network in a licensed wireless access area and an unlicensed wireless communication channel in an unlicensed wireless access area, wherein the mobile station is associated with a licensed wireless network identifier and a licensed wireless location identifier for use when the mobile station is in the licensed wireless access area, wherein the mobile station is configured with an unlicensed wireless network identifier and an unlicensed wireless location identifier when the mobile station is in the unlicensed wireless access area.
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