Patent ID: 8351395

Claim:
A method for executing a managed handover of a wireless terminal device, which is assigned to at least one home Internet access device (homeIAD) being hosted by at least one system, from a first wireless network to a second wireless network provided by a shared Internet access device (IADx), wherein said terminal device comprises an endpoint of at least one OSI connection that has been established over the first wireless network and the Internet and which remains in existence during the managed handover, comprising: (a) establishing a data link connection between said terminal device and said IADx for data exchange therebetween, (b) limiting the data exchange over said data link connection between said terminal device and said IADx related to said managed handover to data for establishing over said data link connection said OSI connection to the extent not already established and for using it, whereby at least one of the data link connection establishment and the data exchange is subject to approval by said homeIAD.