METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING AN UNLICENSED MOBILE ACCESS SUBSCRIBER WITH A NETWORK CONTROLLER
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Abstract
Redirection of mobile subscriber registrations using location information is described. In one embodiment, the invention includes establishing a data communications connection with a mobile station at a data communications network controller, receiving location information from the mobile station, and redirecting the mobile station to a different network controller based on the received location information.
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55 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. A method performed by a first network controller of an unlicensed wireless first communication system, the method comprising:
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registering a mobile station with the first network controller, the first network controller communicatively coupling a plurality of service regions of the unlicensed wireless first communication system to a licensed wireless second communication system; receiving, after registering the mobile station with the first network controller, a register update uplink message from the mobile station, wherein the register update uplink message includes location information; determining whether the first network controller is an appropriate network controller for the mobile station based on the location information; and sending, when the first network controller is not an appropriate network controller, a register redirect message for redirecting the mobile station to register with a second network controller. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A network controller of an unlicensed wireless first communication system, the network controller communicatively coupling a plurality of service regions of the unlicensed wireless first communication system to a licensed wireless second communication system, the network controller comprising:
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an interface to (i) register a mobile station with the network controller for enabling the mobile station to communicate with the unlicensed wireless first communication system and (ii) to receive updated location information from the mobile station after the mobile station has registered with the network controller; and a module for (i) determining whether the network controller is an appropriate network controller for the mobile station based on the location information and (ii) formulating, when the network controller is not an appropriate network controller, a register redirect message for redirecting the mobile station to register with another network controller. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by a first network controller of an unlicensed first communication system, the first network controller communicatively coupling a plurality of service regions of the unlicensed wireless first communication system to a licensed wireless second communication system, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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registering a mobile station with the first network controller; receiving, after registering the mobile station with the first network controller, a register update uplink message from the mobile station, wherein the register update uplink message includes location information; determining whether the first network controller is an appropriate network controller for the mobile station based on the location information; and sending, when the first network controller is not an appropriate network controller, a register redirect message for redirecting the mobile station to register with a second network controller. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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