METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MOVEMENT BETWEEN NETWORK DOMAINS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC H04W36/30 

FIELD: radio engineering, communication.

SUBSTANCE: present aspects provide discreet and reliable movement of services between a cellular domain and a WLAN domain in order to minimise service interruption for the end user and ensure the required quality of service (QoS) for various applications. Aspects presented herein describe various mechanisms for optimising points of making a decision on when and with what technology is association of each service expected, and provide improved methods of moving a wireless communication device between a cellular domain and a WLAN domain when transmitting traffic and in passive mode.

EFFECT: improving movement of wireless communication devices between one network domain and another network domain, particularly between a wireless local area network and a cellular network, but not limited to said networks.

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