Messaging for release of radio resources in an unlicensed wireless communication system
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Abstract
An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobile station includes level 1, level 2, and level 3 protocols for licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. An indoor base station and indoor network controller provide protocol conversion for the unlicensed wireless service into a standard base station controller interface of the licensed wireless service.
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21. A method for releasing an unlicensed Radio Resource (RR) connection between a mobile station and an unlicensed wireless communication network controller initiated by the mobile station, the method comprising:
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a) determining by the mobile station that the connection needs to be released; and
b) sending a disconnect message from the mobile station to the network controller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for releasing an unlicensed Radio Resource (RR) connection between a mobile station and an unlicensed wireless communication network controller initiated by the network controller, the method comprising:
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a) the network controller determining that the connection needs to be released; and
b) sending an unlicensed RR release message by the network controller to command the mobile station to release the unlicensed RR connection. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. An unlicensed wireless network controller to operate in an unlicensed wireless communication system comprising a first radio access network, the network controller comprising:
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a) a first network interface comprising a broadband access network;
b) a second network interface through which messages are to be transmitted to and from a mobile station via an access point communicatively coupled between the MS and the network controller, the interface including a plurality of layers implemented over the broadband network interface;
c) a third network interface, through which the network controller may be connected to a telecommunications network employed by a licensed wireless communication system; and
d) circuits for handling a set of unlicensed radio resource (RR) messages transmitted over the second interface to support releasing an unlicensed s Radio Resource (RR) connection between a mobile station and the network controller, wherein the set of unlicensed RR messages include;
an unlicensed RR release message sent from the network controller to command the mobile station to release the unlicensed RR connection. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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- 30. A machine readable medium comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by an unlicensed network controller through which a mobile stations has an unlicensed radio resource (RR) connection to an unlicensed wireless communication system, causes the network controller to send an unlicensed RR release message to command a mobile station to release the unlicensed RR connection.
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