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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 30, 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:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/212 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a method of supporting an interworking between a wireless local area network (WLAN) and a mobile communications network. The interworking is facilitated by an interworking function (IWF) disposed on a WLAN side of the interworking. The method comprises the step of connecting the WLAN to the mobile communications network by employing the IWF as an auxiliary radio network controller for the mobile communications network, in particular, a drift radio network controller (DRNC) in a UMTS network.