Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) gateway visitor location register (VLR) functionality

• US 7,738,488 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2005
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tekelec Global, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Tekelec
• Inventors: Ravishankar, Venkataramaiah, Marsico, Peter J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah; Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peaches; Randy
• Application Number:
  US11/227,427
• Publication Number:
  US 20060079228A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,734 Days
• Field of Search: 455/446, 455/436, 455/406, 455/432.1, 370/401, 370/315, 370/325, 370/326, 370/328
• US Class Current: 370/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/062 Pre-authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/12 between location registers or mobility servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/06 between gateways and public network devices

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