Patent ID: 7039025

Claim:
A system for providing general packet radio services (GPRS) to a mobile station, comprising: a packet network operable to transport packets of information; a database coupled to the packet network and operable to store profile information associated with the mobile station; a base station operable to communicate with the mobile station over a wireless interface; an access point coupled to the base station and to the packet network, the access point operable to communicate with the mobile station through the base station; a GPRS support node coupled to the packet network and operable to communicate with the access point, the GPRS support node also operable to monitor a location of the mobile station and to route packets of information for the mobile station to the access point; and an interworking point coupled to the packet network, the interworking point operable to communicate with the GPRS support node using a first protocol and with a public network using a second protocol, the interworking point also operable to interwork between the first protocol and the second protocol; wherein the profile information identifies one or more services available to the mobile station in the system; and wherein at least one of the services available to the mobile station in the system is different from the services available to the mobile station in the public network.