Messaging for registration in an unlicensed wireless communication system

A method comprising:

• a) at a network controller of a first communication network that communicatively couples a plurality of service regions of the first communication network to a second communication network comprising (i) a licensed wireless radio access network and (ii) a core network comprising a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), registering a telecommunication device in a particular service region to enable said telecommunication device access to communication services of the core network, wherein the network controller provides said access to the core network through the MSC;
• b) from the network controller, sending a channel activation message to the particular service region to activate a channel for facilitating said communication services;
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• c) through an activated channel, receiving at the network controller communication session data from the particular service region for routing to the second communication network.

A method comprising:

• a) at a network controller of a first communication network that communicatively couples a plurality of service regions of the first communication network to a second communication network comprising a licensed wireless radio access network and a core network, receiving a register message sent from a particular service region, the register message for registering a telecommunication device in the particular service region with the first communication network;
• b) at the network controller, sending a registration acknowledgement message from the network controller to the particular service region when said telecommunication device is authorized to access services of the first communication network;
• c) after successfully registering the telecommunication device, receiving a location update message at the network controller from the telecommunication device;
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• d) passing the location update message from the network controller to the core network, said location update message for notifying the core network that said telecommunication device is located in the particular service region enabling the core network to page the telecommunication device.

For a network controller of a first communication network that communicatively couples a plurality of service regions of the first communication network to a second communication network comprising a licensed wireless radio access network and a core network, a computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by the network controller, the computer program comprising:

• a) a set of instructions for receiving a register message sent from a particular service region, the register message for registering a telecommunication device in the particular service region with the first communication network;
• b) a set of instructions for sending a registration acknowledgement message from the network controller to the particular service region when said telecommunication device is authorized to access services of the first communication network;
• c) a set of instructions for receiving a location update message from the telecommunication device;
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• d) a set of instructions for passing the location update message to the core network, said location update message for notifying the core network that said telecommunication device is located in the particular service region enabling the core network to page the telecommunication device.