摘要 |
To address the need for an apparatus and method for handoff from a cellular wireless network to a non-cellular wireless network (WLAN, e.g.), the present application describes an access gateway (214) and a dual mode mobile station (201) that enable such handoffs. Dual mode MSs can determine when a handoff to a non-cellular network is preferred and request a handin (302) from the non-cellular network. The access gateway provides information to the MS (304) so that it can initiate a handoff through the serving cellular network. Triggering handoffs in this manner, allows cellular networks to handle handoffs to non-cellular networks in much the same way they handle inter-MSC handoffs today, i.e., source initiated. |
申请人 |
MOTOROLA INC. A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE;FORS, CHAD M.,;GOPIKANTH, VENKAT,;LISS, RAYMOND M.,;LOVE, ROBERT T.,;PAZHYANNUR, RAJESH S., |
发明人 |
FORS, CHAD M.,;GOPIKANTH, VENKAT,;LISS, RAYMOND M.,;LOVE, ROBERT T.,;PAZHYANNUR, RAJESH S., |