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Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:

Sprint Spectrum L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventors:

Manoj Monga, Olathe, KS (US);

Suryanarayanan Ramamurthy, Olathe, KS (US);

Sarvana Velusamy, Olathe, KS (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method and corresponding system for managing inter-network set up of wireless communication service. For instance, a first RAN may manage inter-network set up of wireless communication service for a first UE that is currently served by a second RAN. One embodiment takes the form of a method. The method may involve in response to receiving a first signal from the second RAN, the first RAN directing each UE of a plurality of UEs to broadcast a respective beacon. And the method may involve in response to receiving a second signal from the second RAN, the first RAN causing a particular UE among the plurality of UEs to function as an intermediary for the first RAN to serve the first UE, and the first RAN serving the first UE with the particular UE functioning as the intermediary.


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