Patent ID: 7483436

Claim:
A wireless network for providing a packet data call connection between a source mobile station (MS) and a destination mobile station (MS) in a coverage area of said wireless network, said wireless network comprising: a first base station capable of wirelessly communicating with said source mobile station; a second base station capable of wirelessly communicating with said destination mobile station; and a mobile switching center capable of connecting said first and second base stations, wherein said mobile switching center is capable of controlling said source mobile station and said destination mobile station, wherein said mobile switching center promotes streaming data applications through the packet data call connection, and wherein said first base station is capable of receiving a first message from said source mobile station requesting an MS-MS packet data call connection to said destination mobile station and, in response to said first message, said first base station initiates establishment of said MS-MS packet data call connection on a local Internet Protocol (IP) network coupling said first and second base stations by transmitting an IP address of said first base station.