DUAL-PROTOCOL FEMTOCELL-LESS COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

Systems and method are provided herein which enable dual-protocol femtocell-less communications. A communication router is arranged to communicate with one or more user equipment (UEs) over a non-cellular protocol and further communicate via a communication link with a cellular communication network operating in a cellular communication protocol. The UEs or the communication router comprise a femtoless client module which mediates non-cellular communication between the UEs and the cellular network. The UEs are arranged to communicate with base stations connected to the cellular communication network both over the cellular communication protocol as well as over the non-cellular communication protocol via the communication router. The UEs are configured to switch between non-cellular and cellular communication, based on predefined criteria. In the former case, cellular air interface is avoided.