A wireless office communication system including a wireless internet base station
(WIBS) encompassing a base station controller, a mobile switch controller, and
an ethernet interface module for coupling the WIBS to an existing internet protocol
(IP) based network. The interface module provides for coupling the WIBS to an ethernet
back-bone, a mobile communication unit and a public switch telephone network (PSTN).
In one embodiment, the wireless communication system includes a wireless internet
server which also encompasses base station controller and mobile switch controller
functions to enable the wireless communication system to manage call mobility with
the system. In one embodiment, communication between the WIBS and the PSTN is in
an IP data protocol format. The WIBs provides control and sequencing of all call
control operations by handling both voice and data calls which are transmitted
over the ethernet back-bone to the PSN or the internet.