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PSTN
PLMN access
PLMN core
VLR
HSS
AUC
SGSN
SCP
LNP
IN
GGS
N
TDM / ATM / IP
MSCS
MSCS
BTS
BSC
BTS
Node B
Node B
RNC
internet
wlan local access network
WLAN – UMTS Interworking:
Ancient approach: ‘tight coupling’
WLAN as just another radio access technology of UMTS
n All UMTS services become available over WLAN.
but:
n PLMN is burdened with high bandwidth WLAN traffic.
n Wi-Fi does not provide all the functionality needed (QoS, security).
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