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WLAN-IEEE802.11 Tutorial (Maximilian Riegel), 021018-wlan-tutorial.ppt

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PSTN

PLMN access

PLMN core

VLR

HSS

AUC

SGSN

SCPLNP

IN

TDM / ATM / IP

MSCS

MSCS

BTS

BSC

BTS

Node B

Node B

RNC

internet

wlan local access network

WLAN – UMTS Interworking:
Now widely accepted: ‘loose coupling’

Only Authentication, Authorization and Accounting of WLAN access
is performed by the mobile network operator.

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Revenues without competing against aggressive WLAN operators.

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Perfect model for leveraging the huge customer base and
establishing a widely accepted platform for mobile commerce

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Authentication

Accounting

Siemens contributed ‚loose coupling‘ to standardization.