Interface setup between cellular communication system and wlan

Communication apparatus for a wireless local area network (WLAN), the communication apparatus comprising:

• a transceiver circuit, a memory storing software thereon, and a controller configured to execute the software and thereby:
• control the transceiver circuit to communicate with communication apparatus of a cellular communication system;
• control the transceiver circuit to receive an interface setup request message from said communication apparatus of the cellular communication system;
• control the transceiver circuit to transmit, to said communication apparatus of the cellular communication system and responsive to said interface setup request message, an interface setup response message wherein said interface setup response message comprises information identifying an access mode of at least one access point (AP) of said WLAN;
• and
• setup said interface, at said communication apparatus for the WLAN with the communication apparatus of the cellular communication system, based on said interface setup request message.

A communication system comprising:

• a cellular communication apparatus for a cellular communication system, the cellular communication apparatus comprising a transceiver circuit, a memory storing software thereon, and a controller configured to execute the software and thereby:
• control the transceiver circuit to transmit an interface setup request message to the WLAN communication apparatus;
• the WLAN communication apparatus for a WLAN communication system, the WLAN communication apparatus comprising a transceiver circuit, a memory storing software thereon, and a controller configured to execute the software and thereby:
• control the transceiver circuit to receive the interface setup request message and, responsive to said interface setup request message, transmit, to said cellular communication apparatus, an interface setup response message comprising information identifying an access mode of at least one access point (AP) of said WLAN;
• and
• a communication device;
• wherein the cellular controller and the WLAN controller are further configured to setup an interface therebetween based on said interface setup request message and said interface setup response message.

A method performed by a communication apparatus of a cellular communication system, the method comprising:

• communicating with a communication apparatus of a wireless local area network (WLAN) and thereby performing an interface setup procedure comprising:
• transmitting an interface setup request message to said communication apparatus of the WLAN;
• receiving, responsive to said interface setup request message, an interface setup response message wherein said interface setup response message comprises information identifying an access mode of at least one access point (AP) of said WLAN;
• and
• setting up an interface between the communication apparatus of the WLAN and said communication apparatus of the cellular communication system.

A method performed by a communication apparatus of a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:

• communicating with communication apparatus of a cellular communication system and thereby performing an interface setup procedure comprising:
• receiving an interface setup request message from said communication apparatus of the cellular communication system;
• transmitting, to said communication apparatus of the cellular communication system and responsive to said interface setup request message, an interface setup response message wherein said interface setup response message comprises information identifying an access mode of at least one access point (AP) of said WLAN;
• and
• setting up an interface between the communication apparatus of the cellular communication system and said communication apparatus of the WLAN.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing thereon a computer program comprising instructions for causing a computer-programmable device of a communication apparatus of a cellular communication system to perform a method comprising:

• communicating with a communication apparatus of a wireless local area network (WLAN) and thereby performing an interface setup procedure comprising:
• transmitting an interface setup request message to said communication apparatus of the WLAN;
• receiving, responsive to said interface setup request message, an interface setup response message wherein said interface setup response message comprises information identifying an access mode of at least one access point (AP) of said WLAN;
• and
• setting up an interface between the communication apparatus of the WLAN and said communication apparatus of the cellular communication system.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing thereon a computer program comprising instructions for causing a computer-programmable device of a communication apparatus of a wireless local area network (WLAN) to perform a method comprising:

• communicating with communication apparatus of a cellular communication system and thereby performing an interface setup procedure comprising:
• receiving an interface setup request message from said communication apparatus of the cellular communication system;
• transmitting, to said communication apparatus of the cellular communication system and responsive to said interface setup request message, an interface setup response message wherein said interface setup response message comprises information identifying an access mode of at least one access point (AP) of said WLAN;
• and
• setting up an interface between the communication apparatus of the cellular communication system and said communication apparatus of the WLAN.