INTERWORKING BETWEEN NETWORKS OPERATING ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC H04W36/00 

FIELD: communication equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to mobile communication. Terminal device in the first network, which operates in accordance with the first radio access technology, RAT, maintains and operates in accordance with the interworking function of the networks, which provides and manages the interworking interaction between the first network and the second network operating in accordance with the second RAT. Method comprises the steps of: determining whether the first cell supports the first network that serves the terminal device, the interworking function of the networks; and modify the operation of the terminal device with respect to the interworking function of the networks, if it is determined that the first cell does not support the interworking function of the networks.

EFFECT: technical result is the implementation of flexible and efficient mechanisms for accessing networks for terminal devices.

27 cl, 10 dwg