Patent ID: 7050799

Claim:
A communication system, comprising: a wireless unit comprising a first transmitter and a first receiver; an intelligent base station to operate without a base station controller, the intelligent base station comprising a second transmitter, a second receiver, an over-the-air processor, a line processor, and an internal signaling protocol layer, the over-the-air processor to manage communication between the intelligent base station and the wireless unit over a wireless communication channel, the line processor comprising a base station subsystem management application part (BSSMAP), a signaling connection control part (SCCP), and a message transfer part (MTP), the internal signaling protocol layer to allow communication of signaling information between the over-the-air processor and the line processor; a non-wireless unit to be connected to the wireless unit, the non-wireless unit to exchange information with the intelligent base station using the wireless unit; and a mobile switching center to be coupled to the intelligent base station over an interface.