Mobile station implementation for switching between licensed and unlicensed wireless systems
First Claim
1. A mobile station having a licensed wireless mode for accessing a licensed wireless communication system and an unlicensed wireless mode for accessing an unlicensed wireless communication system, the mobile station comprising:
- a) a mobility management protocol (MM) layer for managing mobile station mobility;
b) an access mode switch for switching between the licensed wireless mode and the unlicensed wireless mode;
c) an unlicensed radio resource management entity;
d) a licensed radio resource management entity, wherein the licensed radio resource management entity and the unlicensed radio resource management entity directly coordinate with each other for switching between said licensed wireless mode and said unlicensed wireless mode and for handover of communication between said licensed wireless communication system and said unlicensed wireless communication system; and
e) a radio resource management service access point (RR-SAP) interface through which the unlicensed radio resource management entity and the licensed radio resource management entity communicate with the MM layer.
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Abstract
An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobile station includes level 1, level 2, and level 3 protocols for licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. An indoor base station and indoor network controller provide protocol conversion for the unlicensed wireless service into a standard base station controller interface of the licensed wireless service.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile station having a licensed wireless mode for accessing a licensed wireless communication system and an unlicensed wireless mode for accessing an unlicensed wireless communication system, the mobile station comprising:
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a) a mobility management protocol (MM) layer for managing mobile station mobility; b) an access mode switch for switching between the licensed wireless mode and the unlicensed wireless mode; c) an unlicensed radio resource management entity; d) a licensed radio resource management entity, wherein the licensed radio resource management entity and the unlicensed radio resource management entity directly coordinate with each other for switching between said licensed wireless mode and said unlicensed wireless mode and for handover of communication between said licensed wireless communication system and said unlicensed wireless communication system; and e) a radio resource management service access point (RR-SAP) interface through which the unlicensed radio resource management entity and the licensed radio resource management entity communicate with the MM layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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