Architecture of an unlicensed wireless communication system with a generic access point
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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 communication system, comprising:
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a) a licensed wireless communication system comprising;
i. a core network; and
ii. a licensed access network for connecting a mobile station to the core network; and
b) an unlicensed wireless communication system for connecting the mobile station to the core network, wherein the unlicensed wireless communication system comprises;
i. an unlicensed network controller for communicating with the core network; and
ii. an unlicensed access point for communicatively connecting the mobile station and the unlicensed network controller, wherein the unlicensed access point provides generic internet protocol (IP) connectivity but does not include any extra functionality that is specific to the unlicensed wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A communication system, comprising:
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a) a licensed wireless communication system comprising;
i. a mobile switching center (MSC); and
ii. a licensed access network for connecting a mobile station to the MSC; and
b) an unlicensed wireless communication system for connecting the mobile station to the MSC, wherein the unlicensed wireless communication system comprises;
i. an unlicensed network controller for communicating with the MSC; and
ii. an unlicensed access point for communicatively connecting the mobile station and the unlicensed network controller, wherein the unlicensed access point does not include specific functionality for the unlicensed wireless communications network and instead only provides generic internet protocol (IP) connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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