Mobile station implementation for switching between licensed and unlicensed wireless systems
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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 mobile station for accessing both an unlicensed wireless communication system and a licensed wireless communication system, the mobile station comprising:
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a) a licensed wireless mode for accessing the licensed system;
b) an unlicensed wireless mode for accessing the unlicensed system;
c) a mobility management protocol (MM) layer for managing mobile station mobility;
d) an access mode switch for switching between the licensed wireless mode and the unlicensed wireless mode;
e) an unlicensed wireless communication system radio resource management entity; and
f) a licensed wireless communication system radio resource management entity, wherein the licensed resource entity and the unlicensed resource entity coordinate with each other, and wherein the unlicensed resource entity and the licensed resource entity each communicate with the MM layer through a radio resource management service access point interface (RR-SAP). - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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