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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Shaily Verma, Mumbai, IN;
Charles Chuanming Wang, Jamison, PA (US);
Inventors:
Shaily Verma, Mumbai, IN;
Charles Chuanming Wang, Jamison, PA (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for employing a wireless local area network (WLAN) as a cellular network routing area includes a cellular network, which is capable of determining a location where a service request is made. The cellular network includes a packet-based support node B, which determines if the request can be serviced through a WLAN, which is identified in the cellular network as a routing area. Packet data protocol context is maintained while servicing the request using the WLAN to provide smooth interworking between the WLAN and the cellular network.