A method of arranging data protection in a telecommunication system
including a first mobile communication network, a second mobile
communication network, and a mobile station supporting both of the mobile
communication networks is disclosed. The method includes ciphering
traffic between the mobile station and the first mobile communication
network using a first cipher key; calculating a second cipher key to be
used for ciphering traffic between the mobile station and the second
mobile communication network in the first mobile communication network
when the mobile station operates in the first mobile communication
network; transmitting information necessary for calculating the second
cipher key from the first mobile communication network to the mobile
station when the mobile station operates in the first mobile
communication network; and calculating the second cipher key at the
mobile station to be used for ciphering traffic between the mobile
station and the second mobile communication network.