Patent ID: 8150397
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication system comprising: a) a wireless first communication system comprising a licensed radio access network and a core network comprising a general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GSN); and b) a second communication system comprising a network controller and an access point that operates using licensed wireless frequencies covering a short-range distance, the access point communicatively coupled to the network controller, the network controller communicatively coupling the second communication system to the core network of the wireless first communication system, wherein the GSN comprises a GPRS tunnelling protocol (GTP-U) protocol layer, wherein the access point comprises a GTP-U protocol layer directly coupled to the GTP-U protocol layer of the GSN, wherein the GSN further comprises a user datagram protocol (UDP) protocol layer below the GTP-U protocol layer of the GSN, wherein the access point further comprises a UDP protocol layer below the GTP-U protocol layer of the access point, wherein the UDP protocol layer of the access point is communicatively coupled to the UDP protocol layer of the GSN.