Patent ID: 8594723
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a first radio module operative to establish a first wireless link over a first wireless network with a first network device; a second radio module operative to establish a second wireless link over a second wireless network with a second network device; and a radio control module communicatively coupled to the first and second radio modules, the radio control module operative to send preregistration information for a mobile device to the second wireless network when connected to the first wireless network, determine whether to connect to the second wireless network, and establish the second wireless link over the second wireless network with the second network device using the preregistration information, the radio control module operative to control operations for each radio in accordance with a single radio architecture in cooperation with an interworking operations module associated with the first wireless network and the second wireless network, the interworking operations module comprising first and second network interfaces operative to emulate respective network devices for the respective first and second wireless networks to mimic behavior of the respective network devices, the first wireless network comprising a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) network, the second wireless network comprising a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, the first network interface emulating a WiMAX access service network (ASN) logical entity, the second network interface emulating a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), the interworking operations module comprising an address provisioned in the mobile device or discoverable through a domain name service (DNS) query.