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US 7,068,644 B1Granted
Wireless access gateway to packet switched network
AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorsVon K. McConnell, Rakesh C. Saxena
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AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorsVon K. McConnell, Rakesh C. Saxena
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A wireless access gateway provides a telecommunications link between a packet switched network and a base transceiver station (BTS), the BTS enabling wireless communication with mobile stations in a wireless coverage area. A session manager controls sessions through the packet switched network, and a mobility server performs mobility management for mobile stations being served by wireless access gateways. A wireless access gateway includes a packet agent, a coding agent, a radio frequency (RF) manager, and a signaling control agent. The packet agent packetizes frames from the BTS into packets and depacketizes packets into frames for the BTS. The coding agent transcodes content contained in packets from a first format to a second format. The RF manager performs RF management of the BTS. The signaling control agent sends queries to and receives responses from the session manager to control the operation of the wireless access gateway.
A wireless access gateway for providing a telecommunications link between a base transceiver station (BTS) and a packet switched network, said BTS providing a wireless coverage area for wireless telecommunication with at least one mobile station, said wireless access gateway comprising:
A method for using a first wireless access gateway to originate a call from a mobile station via a packet switched network, said first wireless access gateway including a packet agent and a signaling control agent, said method comprising the steps of:
A method for setting up a call to a mobile station via a circuit switched network and a packet switched network, said mobile station operating in a wireless coverage area served by a wireless access gateway, said wireless access gateway including a packet agent, a coding agent, and a signaling control agent, said method comprising the steps of:
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