Patent ID: 9609576
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of providing wireless communication to a wireless device, comprising: receiving, at a controller node, scanning reports from one or more wireless devices in communication with a first access node using a first radio access technology, each scanning report including a list of second access nodes capable of using a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology; selecting, from the lists of second access nodes, at least one second access node common to the one or more wireless devices; sending, to the first access node via the controller node, an activation signal comprising a list of wireless devices authorized to access the at least one second access node; receiving, at the first access node via the controller node, an instruction to establish a first communication link with the at least one second access node using the first radio access technology; receiving, at the first access node, a request from the one or more wireless devices to establish a second communication link with the at least one second access node using the second radio access technology; and establishing, at the second access node, the second communication link with at least one wireless device of the one or more wireless devices when the at least one wireless device is included in the authorized list of wireless devices.