Patent ID: 8537762

Claim:
A method for establishing a wireless data link between a computing device and a communication network via a mobile device, comprising: receiving an attention command from the computing device at the mobile device; sending a response to the attention command to the computing device; negotiating a variety of communication protocol parameters with the computing device during a first link control protocol operation; conducting a first host authentication session with the computing device; receiving a network control protocol configuration request from the computing device; attaching the communication network for packet service; negotiating the variety of communication protocol parameters with a network interface during a packet data protocol context activation operation; sending a request to negotiate the variety of communication protocol parameters with the computing device for a second time using the communication protocol parameters previously negotiated during the packet data protocol context activation operation; negotiating the variety of communication protocol parameters with the computing device for the second time during a second link control protocol operation; processing a second network control protocol configuration request; restarting the network control protocol; and transmitting and receiving packets of data between the computing device and network interface over the wireless data link.