System and method for connecting peripheral devices to a supporting network through a mobile station

A method of supporting peripheral devices connected to a cdma2000 network through a mobile station, the method comprising:

• establishing a data session between the mobile station and the cdma2000 network that includes a primary service instance for the mobile station and an auxiliary service instance for each peripheral device having a local connection with the mobile station;
• registering each peripheral device with the cdma2000 network through the auxiliary service instance corresponding to that peripheral device;
• and
• transferring packet data between each peripheral device and the cdma2000 network via the mobile station on a corresponding auxiliary service instance.

A mobile station for use in a wireless communication network, the mobile station comprising:

• a transceiver for sending and receiving packet data to and from the network;
• a local interface for locally connecting with one or more peripheral devices;
• and
• at least one logic circuit to:
• establish a data session between the mobile station and the supporting network, the data session comprising a primary service instance for the mobile station and an auxiliary service instance for each peripheral device;
• receive packet data at the mobile station from the supporting network, the packet data for each service instance being marked by the supporting network with a service instance identifier;
• and
• direct the packet data received at the mobile station through the local interface to the one or more peripheral devices based on the service instance identifiers.