Patent ID: 8417294

Claim:
A method for providing data service in a hybrid network, wherein the hybrid network includes a Mobile Station (MS), a Radio Access Network (RAN) of a first technology and a Core Network (CN) of a second technology, the method comprising: facilitating an exchange of messages between the MS and the RAN of a first technology and between the RAN of a first technology and the CN of a second technology different than the first technology through a Hybrid Atrium located in the CN, wherein the Hybrid Atrium is a hybrid Serving GPRS Service Node and includes an ability to exchange short messages directly with the MS through a direct connection between the Hybrid Atrium and the MS and wherein the Hybrid Atrium is separate and apart from a Base Station Controller (BSC); employing the Hybrid Atrium to establish a Point to Point Protocol (PPP) connection directly between the Hybrid Atrium and the MS; and employing the Hybrid Atrium to establish user data transmission directly between the Hybrid Atrium and the MS.