TERMINAL AGENT REPRESENTING WIRELESS TERMINALS IN A VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A terminal agent 34 for interfacing a wireless terminal 26 with an IP network 12. The terminal agent 34 includes a Radio Base Station 40 for providing radio service to the wireless terminal 26 and a Radio Network Server 42 for control and signal processing. A Network Access Controller 44 provides for registration functions conversion of signals between wireless protocol and IP protocol for facilitating transmission of the signals in both the wireless and IP environments. In this way, the terminal agent 34 is able to provide service to the wireless terminal 26 as if it were a terminal of the IP network 12.