A method for The method for transmitting a message between a mobile communication
system and at least a core network, the mobile communication system having a mobile
station and a radio network, the method comprising the steps of: a) at the radio
network, discriminating an operating type of a core network(s) coupled thereto;
b) at the radio network, generating and transmitting a system information message
having core network operating type information and information related to the core
network; c) if two or more core networks are coupled to the asynchronous mobile
communication system, at the mobile station, selecting one core network to be communicated
with, based on the system information message; d) operating a call control entity
and a mobility management entity according to an operating type of the selected
core network; and e) communicating messages between the mobile station and the
radio network, the message having a different data format according to the operating
type of the selected core network.