Heterogeneous method and system for gsm/gprs network and wi-fi network

Abstract

A GSM / GPRS network and Wi-Fi network heterogeneity method and system. The method includes: a terminal sends an access request to a base station sub-system via GSM / GPRS; the base station sub-system receives the access request, and allocates wireless network resources to the terminal, wherein the wireless network resources include TBF resources and Wi-Fi wireless resources; the terminal receives the wireless network resources allocated by the base station sub-system, opens a Wi-Fi communication function, acquires an MAC address of the base station sub-system by monitoring a Beacon frame sent by the base station sub-system via Wi-Fi, and sends a Wi-Fi association request message to the base station sub-system, wherein the Wi-Fi association request message includes an MAC address of the terminal; and the base station sub-system completes Wi-Fi association with the terminal according to the Wi-Fi association request message, and sends to the terminal an association response message, the terminal and the base station sub-system transmitting data via Wi-Fi. The solution of the present invention not only realizes heterogeneous convergence of a GSM / GPRS network and Wi-Fi, providing a continuous high-speed data service for users, but also has a low implementation and operation cost.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for heterogeneous wireless communication network fusion, in particular to a method and system for heterogeneous fusion of GSM / GPRS network and Wi-Fi network. Background technique [0002] The complementary advantages of "wired" and "wireless" technologies have promoted the convergence of fixed and mobile networks (FMC, Fixed-Mobile Convergence). FMC makes service provision independent of access technology and terminal equipment, that is, users can obtain the same service through different access networks. [0003] The existing GSM / GPRS (Global System for Mobile Communication, Global System for Mobile Communications / General Packet Radio Service, General Packet Radio Service) mobile communication network can provide wide-area coverage and support users' global roaming and fast movement, and can provide high-quality voice communication services, but data transmission The rate is generally low. Wi-Fi (...

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Problems solved by technology

This heterogeneous network integration solution is not designed to provide high-speed data services, but mainly to solve the problem of handover between different communication networks, and most of them are only for hotspot coverage, and need to deploy different network infrastructures, including different Network elements, such as AP (AccessPoint, access point), GANC (GANController, GAN controller), RADIUS (RemoteAuthenticationDial-InUserService, remote authentication dial-in user service), DHCP (DynamicHostControlProtocol, dynamic host control protocol), etc., and different Operation support system (such as security center, operation and maintenance center, user database, billing server, etc.), the implementation and operation cost is high

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