Patent ID: 8315628

Claim:
A method for operating at least one component of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that supports wireless communications within a WLAN service area, the method comprising: servicing a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless terminal within the WLAN service area; receiving a request to terminate a WLAN VoIP call to the VoIP wireless terminal; determining that the VoIP wireless terminal is currently servicing a cellular call via a cellular network; communicating to mislead the cellular network into concluding that another cellular call is to be serviced by the VoIP wireless terminal and to cause the cellular network to place the cellular call on hold in the incorrect conclusion that it will service the another cellular call; and setting up and terminating the WLAN VoIP call to the VoIP wireless terminal, wherein the WLAN VoIP call is serviced over a broadband connection with a reserved capacity, and limiting access to the WLAN to adequately service the WLAN VoIP call.