System and method for roaming between wireless networks

A wireless communication system comprising:

• a wireless communication device;
• a control server;
• a first device;
• a second device;
• said control server comprising;
• a first network interface operable to send and receive PPP over Ethernet PPPoE signaling messages to and from said wireless communication device;
• a second network interface operable to send and receive GPRS tunneling protocol GTP signaling messages to and from said second device;
• a first logic unit for translating said received PPPoE signaling messages to GTP signaling messages;
• and
• a second logic unit for translating said received GTP signaling messages to PPPoE signaling messages, wherein said first and second logic units are operable to establish a PPP session having said wireless communication device as a first end point of said PPP session and having, via said second device, said first device as a second end point of said PPP session.

A wireless communication system comprising:

• a wireless communication device;
• a first device;
• and
• a control server;
• said control server comprising;
• a first network interface operable to send and receive PPP over Ethernet PPPoE signaling messages to and from the wireless communication device;
• a second network interface operable to send and receive radio access network to packet data serving node R-P signaling messages to and from the first device;
• a first logic unit for translating said received PPPoE signaling messages to R-P signaling messages for transmission by the first network interface;
• and
• a second logic unit for translating said received R-P signaling messages to PPPoE signaling messages for transmission by the second interface, wherein said first and second logic units are operable to establish a PPP session having said wireless communication device as a first end point of the PPP session and having said first device as a second end point of said PPP session.

A wireless communication system comprising:

• a wireless communication device;
• a first device;
• and
• a control server;
• said control server comprising;
• a first network interface operable to send and receive PPP over Ethernet PPPoE signaling messages to and from the wireless communication device;
• a second network interface operable to send and receive GPRS tunneling protocol GTP signaling messages to and from a first device;
• a first logic unit for translating said received PPPoE signaling messages to GTP signaling messages for transmission by the second interface;
• a second logic unit for translating said received GTP signaling messages to PPPoE signaling messages for transmission by the first interface;
• and
• wherein said first and second logic units are operable to establish a PPP session having said wireless communication device as a first end point of the PPP session and having said first device as a second end point of said PPP session.