Nokia Ip, Inc.

Jari V&auml;limaa

Hannu Honkala

Mika L&auml;hteenm&auml;ki

The invention is a system and method of initiating a communication which is transmitted by a packet data network ( ), containing an optional gateway ( ) and a plurality of gatekeepers (GK) to a wireless terminal ( ) in one of a plurality of wireless systems. A method in accordance with the invention includes processing information relating to the communication to determine at least one area in which the communication is to be broadcast to the wireless terminal; identifying from the at least one area at least one associated destination gatekeeper to which a message should be transmitted from the gateway to initiate the communication and to which the communication is transmitted; transmitting the message from the gateway to the at least one associated destination gatekeeper; and transmitting the message from the at least one associated destination gatekeeper to at least one of the plurality of wireless systems.

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Tampere, Finland

Jari Välimaa

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Tampere, Finland

Jari V&auml;limaa

Jari Välimaa