Mobile station messaging for registration in an unlicensed wireless communication system
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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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46 Claims
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21. A method of operating a dual-mode telecommunication device, the method comprising:
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providing a first communication layer for communicating with a licensed communication system through a licensed wireless communication channel; and providing a second communication layer for communicating with an unlicensed communication system through an unlicensed wireless communication channel, wherein communicating with the unlicensed communication system comprises (i) sending a registration message to a network controller of the unlicensed communication system for registering the telecommunication device to access communication services of the unlicensed communication system, and (ii) after registering the telecommunication device, receiving a paging message from the network controller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A dual-mode telecommunication device operable with a licensed wireless communication network and an unlicensed wireless communication network, the telecommunication device comprising:
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a first module to implement protocols for facilitating communications with the licensed wireless communication network; and a second module to implement protocols for facilitating communications with the unlicensed wireless communication network by (i) sending a registration message to a network controller of the unlicensed communication network for registering the telecommunication device to access communication services of the unlicensed communication network, and (ii) after registering the telecommunication device, receiving a paging message from the network controller. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer readable storage medium of a telecommunications device, said computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for execution by said telecommunications device, said computer program comprising:
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a set of instructions for establishing a first communication layer for communicating with a licensed communication system through a licensed wireless communication channel; and a set of instructions for establishing a second communication layer for communicating with an unlicensed communication system through an unlicensed wireless communication channel, wherein communicating with the unlicensed communication system comprises (i) a set of instructions for sending a registration message to a network controller of the unlicensed communication system for registering the telecommunication device to access communication services of the unlicensed communication system, and (ii) after registering the telecommunication device, a set of instructions for receiving a paging message from the network controller. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of operating a dual-mode telecommunication device, the method comprising:
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providing a first communication layer for communicating with a licensed communication system comprising a mobile switching center (MSC) through a licensed wireless communication channel; and providing a second communication layer for communicating with an unlicensed communication system through an unlicensed wireless communication channel, wherein communicating with the unlicensed communication system comprises (i) sending a registration message to a network controller of the unlicensed communication system for registering the telecommunication device to access communication services of the unlicensed communication system, and (ii) after registering the telecommunication device, receiving a channel activation message to activate a channel for facilitating said communication services, said channel activation message sent from the network controller in response to receiving an assignment request message from the MSC. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method of operating a dual-mode telecommunication device, the method comprising:
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providing a first communication layer for communicating with a licensed communication system through a licensed wireless communication channel; and providing a second communication layer for communicating with an unlicensed communication system through an unlicensed wireless communication channel, wherein communicating with the unlicensed communication system comprises (i) sending a registration message to a network controller of the unlicensed communication system for registering the telecommunication device to access communication services of the unlicensed communication system, and (ii) after registering the telecommunication device, receiving a ciphering mode message to enable ciphering when a communication session of the telecommunication device is handed over from the unlicensed communication system over to the licensed communication system. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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