Apparatus, and associated method, for selectably operating radio device in alternate operating mode
First Claim
1. In a radio communication system having a mobile terminal and at least one access point at which to permit communication access of the mobile terminal with network infrastructure, the mobile terminal and the access point together operable pursuant to a first communication mode and potentially together operable pursuant to a second communication mode, and the mobile terminal and the at least one access point each identified by identifiers that contain information relating to communication-mode capability, an improvement of apparatus for identifying whether the mobile terminal and the access point are together operable pursuant to the second communication mode, said apparatus comprising:
- a comparator coupled to receive indications of the identifier that identifies the mobile terminal and to receive indications of the identifier which identifies the access point, said comparator for comparing values of the identifiers, the comparator indicating the mobile terminal and the access point together to be operable pursuant to the second communication mode if the values of the identifiers indicate both the mobile terminal and the access point to be capable of operation pursuant to the second communication mode, and the comparator indicating the mobile terminal and the access point together to be operable only pursuant to the first communication mode if the values of the identifiers fail to indicate both the mobile terminal and the access point to be operable pursuant to the second mode.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for identifying whether a mobile terminal and access point of a WLAN (wireless local area network) are capable of operation pursuant to a proprietary communication mode. If a determination is made that the communication pair is capable of operation pursuant to the proprietary communication mode, the mobile terminal is instructed to operate pursuant to the proprietary communication mode. Handover procedures are also provided by which better to assure that ongoing communications, during and subsequent to handover shall also be effectuated pursuant to the proprietary communication mode. Improved communication quality when the communication pair is operated pursuant to the proprietary communication mode relative to operation pursuant to a conventional IEEE 802.11 communication mode is possible.
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19 Claims
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1. In a radio communication system having a mobile terminal and at least one access point at which to permit communication access of the mobile terminal with network infrastructure, the mobile terminal and the access point together operable pursuant to a first communication mode and potentially together operable pursuant to a second communication mode, and the mobile terminal and the at least one access point each identified by identifiers that contain information relating to communication-mode capability, an improvement of apparatus for identifying whether the mobile terminal and the access point are together operable pursuant to the second communication mode, said apparatus comprising:
a comparator coupled to receive indications of the identifier that identifies the mobile terminal and to receive indications of the identifier which identifies the access point, said comparator for comparing values of the identifiers, the comparator indicating the mobile terminal and the access point together to be operable pursuant to the second communication mode if the values of the identifiers indicate both the mobile terminal and the access point to be capable of operation pursuant to the second communication mode, and the comparator indicating the mobile terminal and the access point together to be operable only pursuant to the first communication mode if the values of the identifiers fail to indicate both the mobile terminal and the access point to be operable pursuant to the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a method for communicating data in a radio communication system having a mobile terminal and at least one access point at which to permit communication access of the mobile terminal with network infrastructure, the mobile terminal and the access point together operable pursuant to a first communication mode and potentially together operable pursuant to a second communication mode, and the mobile terminal and the at least one access point each identified by identifiers, an improvement of a method for identifying whether the mobile terminal and the access point are together operable pursuant to the second mode, said method comprising the operations of:
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comparing values of the identifier which identifies the access point and the identifier which identifies the mobile terminal;
identifying the mobile terminal and the access point together to be operable pursuant to the second communication mode if the identifiers compared during said operation of comparing indicate the mobile terminal and the access point together are operable pursuant to the second communication mode and otherwise;
identifying the mobile terminal and the access point together to be operable pursuant to the first communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification