Communication apparatus and method for dual-mode mobile terminal

摘要

A communication apparatus and method for a dual-mode mobile terminal provides supporting communications through a wireless local area network and a cellular network, simultaneously. The communication apparatus includes a first communication unit for supporting a wireless local area network communication; a second communication unit for supporting a cellular communication; and a control unit for controlling the second communication unit to set up a media session with another terminal and for controlling the first communication unit to retrieve a preferred channel among a plurality of channels provided by an Access Point.During the channel assignment procedure, the dual-mode mobile terminal performs, via the cellular network, the establishment of a session. Finally, the media session is established via the Access Point using the preferred channel.