Method and apparatus for reporting WLAN capabilities of a dual mode GPRS/WLAN or UMTS/WLAN WTRU

• US 6,940,844 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2003
• Issued: 09/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaheen, Kamel M., Purkayastha, Debashish
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi
• Assistant Examiner(s): JONES, PRENELL P
• Application Number:
  US10/750,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20050083893A1
• Time in Patent Office: 615 Days
• Field of Search: 370/338, 370/328, 370/352, 370/519, 370/401, 370/469, 370/230.1, 455/406, 455/403, 455/408, 379/114.01, 379/126
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0066 of control information between different types of networks in order to establish a new radio link in the target network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

Abstract

Method and apparatus for enabling a wireless terminal to communicate the dual-mode capabilities and reporting the interworking capabilities of the two networks with which the wireless terminal have the added capability of obtaining services from either one of the interworking networks.

Claims

1. A method for reporting capabilities of a dual-mode wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to a wireless communication network, comprising:

said WTRU informing said network of services said WTRU is capable of supporting;

said network providing services offered to said WTRU; and

said WTRU selecting one of said dual modes to receive services; and

wherein said WTRU, when selectively receiving a communication card removably inserted to said WTRU for supporting one of a plurality of WLAN communication protocols;

provides a message network identifying the inserted communication card.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication protocols include WLAN 802 protocols and said message identifies the protocol supported by the WTRU.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said communication protocols include IEEE 802.15 and 802.16.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication protocols include IEEE 802 networks.