Authenticated wireless roaming via tunnels: making mobile guests feel at home
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Information, Computer, and Communications Security
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In overlaying an existing cdma2000 network with a UMTS network, service transparency and number portability are important requirements for end users and hence the network operator. To support both requirements, one could introduce a protocol conversion node between the two networks; however, such a solution does not fully meet the requirements due to inherent technical constraints imposed by the differing standards. This article describes a network architecture based on the dual stack concept that satisfies the service transparency and number portability requirements across UMTS and cdma2000 networks, and also defines the functionality of the network nodes and the call processing procedures.