Patent ID: 8543105
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for mobile communication, comprising: communicating with a standard cellular mobile station at least in part via a standard cellular air link, wherein the standard cellular air link comprises an Um interface, wherein the standard cellular mobile station is configured to communicate wirelessly over the Um interface and is not configured to communicate wirelessly over an Up interface; relaying a mobile communication from the standard cellular mobile station to a gateway over an IP network, wherein the gateway processes the mobile communication received from the IP network and sends the mobile communication over the Up interface to a Generic Access Network controller (GANC); relaying the mobile communication from the GANC to a mobile switching center (MSC) via an A interface; connecting the GANC and a GANC adjunct through the A interface, a Gb interface and a Wm interface; and connecting the gateway and the GANC adjunct through an interface that bypasses the GANC.