The present invention relates to an interface unit comprising a first
component for establishing a connection to a radio network controller of
a radio network sub-system by means of a first communication protocol, a
second component for establishing a connection to at least one access
point of a wireless local area network by means of a second communication
protocol, a third component for converting the second communication
protocol to the first communication protocol and for converting the first
communication protocol to the second communication protocol and a fourth
component for providing data indicative of a load situation of at least
one access point to the radio network controller.