Patent ID: 7873015

Claim:
A method performed by a first network controller of an unlicensed wireless first communication system, the method comprising: establishing a data communications connection with a mobile station at the first network controller, the first network controller communicatively coupling a plurality of service regions of the unlicensed wireless first communication system to a licensed wireless second communication system; receiving location information from the mobile station as part of a registration procedure for enabling the mobile station access to communication services of the unlicensed wireless first communication system, the location information comprising a cell identity identifying a service area of the licensed wireless second communication system; identifying a second network controller of the unlicensed wireless first communication system having a service area overlapping the service area of the licensed wireless second communication system identified by said cell identity; and prior to enabling the mobile station access to the communication services of the unlicensed wireless first communication system, redirecting the mobile station to the second network controller to cause the mobile station to complete the registration procedure through the second network controller.