Patent ID: 7769385

Claim:
A method of operating a telecommunication device, the method comprising: providing a first wireless interface for communicating with a licensed first communication system through a licensed first wireless communication channel, the licensed first communication system comprising (i) a licensed radio access network and (ii) a core network comprising a mobile switching center (MSC); and providing a second wireless interface for communicating with a second communication system through a second wireless communication channel, the second communication system comprising a network controller that provides access to the core network through the MSC, wherein communicating with the second communication system comprises (i) establishing a transmission control protocol over Internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection between the telecommunication device and the network controller, (ii) sending a registration message to the network controller for registering the telecommunication device to access communication services of the second communication system, and (iii) after registering the telecommunication device, receiving a paging message from the network controller over the TCP/IP connection.