WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODS AND COMPONENTS FOR FACILITATING MULTIPLE NETWORK TYPE COMPATIBILITY

摘要

THIS INVENTION RELATES TO WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLANS), AND THE INTEROPERABILITY OF NETWORKS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OR CONFORMING TO DIFFERENT STANDARDS, AND TO METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ALLOW A MULTIMODE WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNIT (WTRU), WHICH IS ABLE TO OPERATE IN MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF NETWORK, TO HANDOVER FROM ONE NETWORK TYPE TO ANOTHER WITHOUT ADVERSELY AFFECTING SERVICE, UTILIZING A MECHANISM AND INFORMATION FLOWS IMPLEMENTED IN A NEW PROTOCOL STACK.