GENERAL ACCESS NETWORK CONTROLLER BYPASS TO FACILITATE USE OF STANDARD CELLULAR HANDSETS WITH A GENERAL ACCESS NETWORK

• US 20110171956A1
• Filed: 03/22/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Yan, Hoole, Elliott, Tariq, Ahmed, Sukumaran, Jayesh
• Granted Patent: US 8,300,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/434
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0011 for data sessions of end-to-end connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0019 adapted for mobile IP [MIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/06 Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server

Abstract

Enabling a standard cellular handset to be used to access a core mobile network via a generic access network is disclosed. A communication between a generic access network element and the core mobile network is intercepted. A modified version of the communication is generated. The modified communication is forwarded.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a standard cellular handset to be used to access a core mobile network via a generic access network, comprising:

intercepting a communication between a generic access network element and the core mobile network;

generating a modified version of the communication; and

forwarding the modified communication.

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