A system and method for accommodating a rapid transition between heterogeneous radio access technologies is provided. A local network 105 having a controller 114 and a plurality of access points 106,107,108,109,110,111 receives information 117 from a communication device 101 relating to the network 116...http://www.google.de/patents/US7539490?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7539490 - Method and system for rapid channel acquisition across heterogeneous radio access technologies