Methods and apparatuses for providing services to a dual mode GPRS/WLAN or UMTS/WLAN WTRU
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsDebashish Purkayastha, Kamel M. Shaheen
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Abstract
Methods and network nodes are described. A network node receives an attach request message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) via a cellular radio access network (RAN). The attach request message includes a mobile station (MS) radio access capability information element (IE), and the MS radio access capability IE includes a field that indicates whether the WTRU is capable of receiving services from a core network via a non-cellular wireless access network. The network node provides services from the core network to the WTRU.
Claims27
A method for use in a network node, the method comprising:
- the network node receiving an attach request message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) via a cellular radio access network (RAN),
- wherein the attach request message includes a mobile station (MS) radio access capability information element (IE), and
- wherein the MS radio access capability IE includes a field that indicates whether the WTRU is capable of receiving services from a core network via a non-cellular wireless access network;
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- the network node providing services from the core network to the WTRU.
A network node comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive an attach request message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) via a cellular radio access network (RAN),
- wherein the attach request message includes a mobile station (MS) radio access capability information element (IE), and
- wherein the MS radio access capability IE includes a field that indicates whether the WTRU is capable of receiving services from a core network via a non-cellular wireless access network;
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- a processor and a transmitter configured to provide services from the core network to the WTRU.
A method for use in a network node, the method comprising:
- receiving an attach request message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the attach request message indicating a request to attach to a cellular core network and including a capability indicator that indicates whether the WTRU is capable of receiving services from the cellular core network via a wireless local area network (WLAN);
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- providing services to the WTRU based on the capability indicator.
A network node comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive an attach request message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the attach request message indicating a request to attach to a cellular core network and including a capability indicator that indicates whether the WTRU is capable of receiving services from the cellular core network via a wireless local area network (WLAN);
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- a processor and transmitter configured to provide services to the WTRU based on the capability indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.