Patent ID: 7107055

Claim:
A mobile station for accessing both an unlicensed wireless communication system and a licensed wireless communication system, wherein the licensed system is a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), the mobile station comprising: a) a GPRS mode for accessing the GPRS; b) an unlicensed wireless mode for accessing the unlicensed wireless communication system; c) a GPRS mobility management (GMM) protocol layer for managing mobile station mobility; d) a logical link control (LLC) protocol layer; e) an access mode switch for switching between the unlicensed wireless mode and the GPRS mode; f) an unlicensed network radio link control (RLC) entity; and g) a GPRS radio link control (GPRS-RLC) entity; i. wherein the GPRS-RLC entity and the unlicensed network RLC entity coordinate with each other; and ii. wherein the unlicensed network RLC entity and the GPRS-RLC entity each communicate with the GMM protocol layer through a GPRS mobility management radio resource management service access point (GMMRR-SAP) interface; and iii. wherein the unlicensed network RLC entity and the GPRS-RLC entity each communicate with the LLC protocol layer through a GPRS radio resource management service access point (GRR-SAP) interface.