Patent ID: 8112082

Claim:
An unlicensed-radio access network connected to a core network portion of a licensed mobile network, said unlicensed-radio access network comprising: an access controller connected to said core network portion, a broadband network connected to said access controller and comprising a plurality of access points, each said access point defining a mini-cell coverage area and supporting an unlicensed-radio interface permitting communication between mobile stations located within a respective mini-cell and said access controller, wherein said access controller: is adapted to communicate directly with mobile stations located in a mini-cell; is assigned at least one location area in said licensed radio mobile network, said location area being separate and unique to said unlicensed radio access network; comprises a database for storing an identification of a mobile station in association with a network address for said mobile station on said broadband network, wherein said network address is unique to said mobile station so as to enable said access controller to page said mobile station for voice calls individually, said access controller being adapted to delete said identification data when said mobile station ceases to operate in the coverage areas of said unlicensed radio access network; and is adapted to receive from said core network portion a paging message containing the identification of a mobile station located in the assigned location area, to identify the network address associated with said identified mobile station, and to transmit said paging message to said identified network address only.