Method for enabling communications between a communication device and a wireless access point
First Claim
1. A multimode communication device (MCD), comprising:
- a controller for managing operations of a multimode wireless transceiver supporting communications on a plurality of wireless access technologies, wherein the controller is programmed to;
scan for a wireless access point over a first wireless access technology;
detect the wireless access point;
detect no broadcasting of configuration information associated with the wireless access point;
transmit to a network management system (NMS) over a second wireless access technology a request for configuration information associated with the wireless access point;
receive the configuration information from the NMS; and
enable communications with the wireless access point over the first wireless access technology according to the configuration information.
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Abstract
A system and methods (300, 500) are disclosed for enabling communications between a communication device and a wireless access point. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a multimode communication device (MCD) (106) having a controller (214) for managing operations of a multimode wireless transceiver (202) supporting communications on a plurality of wireless access technologies (103). The controller can be programmed to transmit (324) to a network management system (NMS) (100) over a first wireless access technology a request for configuration information associated with a wireless access point, receive (326) the configuration information from the NMS, and enable (320) communications with the wireless access point over a second wireless access technology according to the configuration information. Embodiments for the NMS are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A multimode communication device (MCD), comprising:
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a controller for managing operations of a multimode wireless transceiver supporting communications on a plurality of wireless access technologies, wherein the controller is programmed to;
scan for a wireless access point over a first wireless access technology;
detect the wireless access point;
detect no broadcasting of configuration information associated with the wireless access point;
transmit to a network management system (NMS) over a second wireless access technology a request for configuration information associated with the wireless access point;
receive the configuration information from the NMS; and
enable communications with the wireless access point over the first wireless access technology according to the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network management system (NMS), comprising:
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a controller for managing operations of a communications interface for exchanging messages with multimode communication devices (MCDs) capable of accessing a plurality of wireless access technologies, wherein the controller is programmed to;
receive from an MCD over a first wireless access technology a request for configuration information associated with a wireless access point;
obtain the configuration information associated with the wireless access point according to the request; and
transmit the configuration information to the MCD. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium operating in a multimode communication device (MCD), comprising computer instructions for:
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transmitting over a first wireless access technology a request for configuration information associated with a wireless access point from a network management system (NMS); and
enabling over a second wireless access technology communications with the wireless access point according to the configuration information received from NMS.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium operating in a network management system, comprising computer instructions for:
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obtaining configuration information associated with a wireless access point in response to a request received from a multimode communication device (MCD) over a first wireless access technology; and
transmitting the configuration information to the MCD.
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