APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR INTEGRATING OPERATION OF PACKET RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

摘要

Apparatus, and an associated method, forms an integrated packet radio communication system. An integrated system (16) is formed of portions of a GPRS system as well as portions of a WLAN system, such as that defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard. A WIP (WLAN Integrated Protocol) layer (52, 92) is defined, functionally positioned between upper-level, GPRS layers (54, 94) and lower-level, WLAN layers (62). Advantages of a GPRS system as well as advantages of the WLAN system are maintained in the integrated system.