METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOVER AMONGST PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

1 . A method for enabling handover of a mobile station (MS) amongst a plurality of communication networks, the method comprising:

communicating at least one network parameter amongst the plurality of communication networks, wherein the MS operates in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks using an internet protocol (IP) session;

creating at least one datapath parameter based on at least one of the at least one network parameter; and

altering at least one protocol stack parameter in the MS, wherein altering maintains the IP session operating the MS in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising storing a context information for the MS.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the context information is created from the at least one of the at least one network parameter.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the context information is retrieved from the MS.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one network parameter comprises at least one of Quality of Service (QoS) information, Class of Service (CoS) information, Grade of Service (GOS) information, static Internet Protocol (IP) address of the MS, Quality Class Information (QCI), and Traffic Class Information (TCI).

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising locating at least one target base station operating in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks.

7 . The method of claim 6 further comprising communicating at least one ID corresponding to the at least one target base station.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one network parameter is communicated to the at least one target base station.

9 . The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating at least one protocol parameter.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one protocol stack parameter is altered based on the at least one protocol parameter.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a communication network of the plurality of communication networks is one of a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) communication network, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) network, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network, and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communication network having a backhaul link.

12 . A system for enabling handover of a Mobile Station (MS) amongst a plurality of communication networks, the system comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate at least one network parameter amongst a plurality of communication networks, wherein the MS operates in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks using an Internet Protocol (IP) session; and

a processor configured to:

create at least one datapath parameter based on at least one of the at least one network parameter; and

alter at least one protocol stack parameter in the MS, wherein altering maintains the IP session operating the MS in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to locate at least one target Base Station (BS) operating in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate the at least one network parameter to the at least one target BS.

15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate the at least one datapath parameter to the at least one target BS.

16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to create at least one protocol parameter.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein transceiver communicates the at least one protocol parameter to the MS.

18 . An apparatus for enabling handover of a Mobile Station (MS) amongst a plurality of communication networks, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to convert at least one first network parameter received from a first set of communication network of the plurality of communication networks to at least one second network parameter, wherein the MS operates in at least one of the first set of communication network using an internet protocol (IP) session; and

a transceiver transmitting the at least one second network parameter to a second set of communication network of the plurality of communication network.

19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify at least one target base station operating in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate at least one datapath information to the at least one target base station.

21 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate at least one protocol parameter to the MS.

22 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive the at least one first network parameter.

23 . An apparatus for enabling handover of a Mobile Station (MS) amongst a plurality of communication networks, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

analyze at least one network parameter;

create at least one datapath parameter based on at least one of the at least one network parameter; and

alter at least one protocol stack parameter in the MS, wherein altering maintains an IP session operating the MS in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks.

24 . The apparatus of claim 23 further comprising a transceiver configured to locate at least one target base station operating in at least one communication network of the plurality of communication networks.

25 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the processor is configured to create at least one protocol parameter.

26 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the processor is configured to create a context information for the MS.

27 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the apparatus is the MS.

28 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the apparatus is a Base Station (BS) operating in one of the plurality of communication networks.

29 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the apparatus is a gateway operating in one of the plurality of communication networks.