Interwave Communications International Ltd.

Commscope Technologies LLC

Lgc Wireless, Inc.

Chris P McIntosh

Priscilla Marilyn Lu

Nicholas S Waylett

Ronald S Ogaz

One embodiment is directed to a radio access network system for use with a core network. The system comprises a central base station unit and a plurality of remote access points communicatively coupled to the central base station unit via a wired local area network. The remote access points are configured to wirelessly communicate with user equipment using licensed frequency bands. The central base station unit communicatively couples the user equipment to the core network. The wired local area network can comprise an Ethernet network and/or a corporate local area network.

Communication system having a community wireless local area network for voice and high speed data communication

A system () and method for providing high capacity voice and high speed data communication between user equipment terminals (UEs) and a public network (). Generally, the system () includes a community Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) having a centralized base transceiver station (CBTS) coupled to a public network (), and several remote transceiver stations (RTSs) each coupled to several UEs (), and, via a radio link, to the CBTS. In one embodiment, the CBTS () and RTSs () include a Global Systems for Mobile communication/General Packet Radio Service (GSM/GPRS) transceiver () to provide data communication, and a WLAN transceiver () to provide voice communication. Preferably, the WLAN transceiver () is compatible with an open standard, such as IEEE 802.11. More preferably, the CBTS () and RTSs () include frequency converters (), to up-convert a frequency of signals generated in at least one of the transceivers to couple the CBTS to the RTS via a signal at a frequency above standard GSM frequencies.

A communication network ( ) is provided having a WLAN ( ) and an WLAN enabled information processing device ( ), such as a portable computer or PDA, capable of emulating a cellular telephone. Generally, the device ( ) includes a program ( ) to emulate a cellular telephone and to identify voice packets to an access point ( ) of the WLAN ( ). The access point ( ) is configured to route voice packets to a public or private cellular network ( ) over a first path ( ), and to route other packets to an IP Network ( ), over a second path ( ). Thus, enabling a user of the device ( ) to simultaneously engage in voice communication with a cellular network ( ) and data communication with the IP network ( ).

Terminal device emulator

A communication network ( ) is provided having a public and private network with a virtual home location registry. Generally, the public network ( ) includes a public wireless network ( ) with a public mobile switching center (MSC ) The corporate network ( ) includes a number of corporate wireless networks ( ) located at a number of sites ( ) each coupled to the public MSC ( ), and several or all of the corporate wireless networks having a physical HLR ( ). The corporate wireless networks ( ) are coupled via an IP network ( ) to one another and to an HLR management function ( ). An corporate network operation management controller (OMC ) is coupled to the public MSC ( ), and to the routing function ( ). The routing function ( ) is configured to route access requests from the OMC ( ) to the physical HLRs ( ), and the OMC is configured to manage the physical HLRs to provide a single virtual HLR for the corporate wireless networks ( ).

Wireless network having a virtual HLR and method of operating the same

A cellular network for providing wireless communication with a plurality of mobile stations includes a mobile switching center having a public interface configured to communicate with a public switched telephone network and at least one private interface configured to communicate with a private network, the mobile switching center configured to route calls from the public network to the private network and from the private network to the public network. A base station controller is coupled to the mobile switching center private interface and configured to communicate with the mobile switching center. A concentrated base transceiver station is coupled to the base station controller and configured to communicate with the base station controller. A plurality of remote transceivers are coupled to the concentrated base transceiver station and configured to communicate with the concentrated base transceiver station and configured to communicate with mobile stations.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Chris P McIntosh