Patent ID: 8885626

Claim:
A method for providing mobile data service to a mobile device over a Fixed Wireless Data Network (FWDN), the method comprising: coupling a Mobile Wireless Data Network (MWDN) with the FWDN via an IP Transport Network (IPTN); receiving a mobile data service request, via the FWDN, from a mobile device; verifying the authenticity of the mobile data service request, wherein the mobile data service request is at least authenticated by the MWDN; delivering mobile data service, via the FWDN, to the mobile device; receiving a first control-plane data from the MWDN, wherein the first control-plane data comprises configuration and management instructions; receiving a data stream comprising a user-plane data and a second control-plane data associated with the mobile data service request; extracting the user-plane data from the data stream; extracting the second control-plane data from the data stream; transmitting a third control-plane data to the MWDN over a first trusted network, wherein the third control-plane data is derived from the second control-plane data, wherein the third control-plane data requests routing instructions for the user-plane data; receiving a fourth control-plane data from the MWDN over the first trusted network, wherein the fourth control-plane data provides routing instructions for the user-plane data; upon receipt of the fourth control-plane data, determining whether the user-plane data will be communicated to the MWDN over an untrusted network, a trusted network or directly without a transport network; and wherein the mobile device transparently communicates with the MWDN through the FWDN.