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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Sung-jin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung-je Son, Seongnam-si, KR;
Pan-yuh Joo, Seoul, KR;
Jun-young Jung, Yongin-si, KR;
Chong-kwon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Joon Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Jin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Je Son, Seongnam-si, KR;
Pan-Yuh Joo, Seoul, KR;
Jun-Young Jung, Yongin-si, KR;
Chong-Kwon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Joon Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for implementing a vertical handoff between a WLAN and a broadband wireless communication network are provided. The vertical handoff apparatus includes a base station (BS) of the broadband wireless network and at least one access point (AP) of the WLAN within the cell coverage area of the BS, and a switch for forwarding packets between the BS and the at least one AP and processing a handoff between the BS and the at least one AP.