Method of Providing Improved Integrated Communication System Data Service
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1. A method comprising:
- a) at a network controller of a first communication network, providing circuit switched voice services for user equipment;
b) establishing at least one session between the network controller and a gateway to a packet services network, wherein said gateway is a component of a licensed wireless second communication network;
c) through said session, providing packet switched data services for the user equipment.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method and apparatus for seamlessly providing voice and data services across a licensed wireless network while accessing a second different communication network through a user equipment. The first and second communication networks include licensed wireless networks, unlicensed wireless networks, or Internet Protocol (IP) networks, to name a few. Furthermore, some embodiments of the second communication network include a modified interface for directly interfacing with components of the first communication network in order to pass and retrieve data packets from the user equipment.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a) at a network controller of a first communication network, providing circuit switched voice services for user equipment;
b) establishing at least one session between the network controller and a gateway to a packet services network, wherein said gateway is a component of a licensed wireless second communication network;
c) through said session, providing packet switched data services for the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. For a network controller of a first communication network, the network controller comprising circuit switched and packet switched interfaces, a method comprising:
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a) receiving voice and data service requests from a user equipment;
b) processing said voice service requests through the network controller'"'"'s circuit switched interface to a licensed wireless second communication network; and
c) processing said data service requests through the network controller'"'"'s packet switched interface to a gateway to a packet services network, wherein said gateway is a component of the second communication network, wherein processing the data service request comprises establishing at least one session for passing and receiving data packets from the network controller to the gateway. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a network controller of a first communication network, the method comprising:
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a) establishing a first secure session with a user equipment;
b) receiving over the first secure session, a plurality of data service requests from the user equipment;
c) for each of the data service requests, establishing a separate session with a gateway to a packet services network, wherein said gateway is a component of a licensed wireless second communication network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a network controller of a first communication network, the method comprising:
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a) establishing a first secure session between a user equipment and the network controller;
b) establishing a second session between the network controller and a gateway to a packet services network, wherein said gateway is a component of a licensed wireless second communication network;
c) receiving over the first secure session, Internet Protocol (IP) data packets from the user equipment; and
d) routing over the second session, said IP packets to the gateway.
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- 21. The method of claim 21, wherein the IP data packets sent from the user equipment identify the gateway as a destination.
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22. The method of claim 22, wherein routing the IP packets over the first and second sessions does not require modifying said IP packets.
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25. A readable storage medium storing a set of instructions for execution by one electronic component, the readable storage medium comprising sets of instructions for:
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a) providing circuit switched voice services for user equipment;
b) establishing at least one session with a gateway to a packet services network, wherein said gateway is a component of a licensed wireless second communication network; and
c) through said session, providing packet switched data services for the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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