System and Method for Seamless Mobility in a Network Environment
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsMukesh Taneja, Mark GRAYSON
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Abstract
In one example, an apparatus is provided that includes a processor configured to receive, in a first wireless network, an identifier of a base station in a second wireless network, and to determine an identity of a first device in the second wireless network. The apparatus is configured to transmit the identifier of the base station to the second wireless network.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, in a wireless local area network, an identifier of a base station in a cellular network;
- contacting a first device in the cellular network via a tunnel;
- receiving an identity of a second device in the cellular network;
- establishing, by a processor, a tunnel with the second device;
- transmitting, using a specified protocol and the tunnel, the identifier of the base station to the cellular network;
- receiving, using the tunnel, a first indication whether a handover from the wireless local area network to the cellular network is accepted;
- and
- transmitting a second indication in the wireless local area network that the handover is accepted.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium embedded with a computer executable program including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform an operation comprising:
- receiving, in a wireless local area network, an identifier of a base station in a cellular network;
- contacting a first device in the cellular network via a tunnel;
- receiving an identity of a second device in the cellular network;
- establishing, by the processor, a tunnel with the second device;
- transmitting, using a specified protocol and the tunnel, the identifier of the base station to the cellular network;
- receiving, using the tunnel, a first indication whether a handover from the wireless local area network to the cellular network is accepted;
- and
- transmitting a second indication in the wireless local area network that the handover is accepted.
An access gateway, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory containing a program executable by the processor to perform an operation comprising:
- receiving, in a wireless local area network, an identifier of a base station in a cellular network;
- contacting a first device in the cellular network via a tunnel;
- receiving an identity of a second device in the cellular network;
- establishing a tunnel with the second device;
- transmitting, using a specified protocol and the tunnel, the identifier of the base station to the cellular network;
- receiving, using the tunnel, a first indication whether a handover from the wireless local area network to the cellular network is accepted;
- and
- transmitting a second indication in the wireless local area network that the handover is accepted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.