Selection of a radio access technology resource based on radio access technology resource historical information

• US 10,085,270 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2016
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Meredith, Sheldon, Austin, Mark, Fix, Jeremy
• Primary Examiner(s): DEAN, JR, JOSEPH E
• Application Number:
  US15/344,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20170079045A1
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/563 of the wireless resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The disclosed subject matter provides for selecting a radio access technology resource based on historical data related to the radio access technology resource. Location information can be employed to determine a radio access technology resource. Historical information related to the radio access technology resource can then be employed to determine the suitability of the radio access technology resource. A set of radio access technology resources can be ordered or ranked to allow selection of a suitable radio access technology resource from the set. Incorporation of historical information can provide for additional metrics in the selection of a radio access technology resource over simple contemporaneous radio access technology resource information. In some embodiments, timed fingerprint location (TFL) information can be employed to determine a location.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

determining a rank order of radio access resources based on historical performance data associated with the radio access resources, wherein the radio access resources comprise a first radio access resource and a second radio access resource, wherein the first radio access resource employs a first radio access technology and the second radio access resource employs a second radio access technology that is different from the first radio access technology, and wherein the historical performance data comprises first historical performance data associated with the first radio access resource and second historical performance data associated with the second radio access resource; and

facilitating establishment of a wireless link between a user equipment and the first radio access resource based on the rank order of the radio access resources.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the historical performance data is based on a location of the user equipment.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the location is an inferred future location of the user equipment.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the inferred future location is inferred from a current location of the user equipment and a speed of the user equipment.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the speed of the user equipment is determined from historical user equipment location information.

6. The device of claim 3, wherein the inferred future location is further inferred from map data.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the map data comprises geographical roadway information.

8. The device of claim 3, wherein the facilitating the establishment of the wireless link occurs at an inferred future time associated with the user equipment being expected to be within a coverage area of the first radio access resource.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the inferred future time is inferred from a current location of the user equipment, a speed of the user equipment, and map data representative of a map encompassing an area comprising the location of the user equipment.

10. A method, comprising:

determining, by a system comprising a processor, a preferred radio access resource based on historical performance data associated with radio access resources comprising the preferred radio access resource, wherein;

the radio access resources comprise a preferred radio access resource and a non-preferred radio access resource,

the preferred radio access resource employs a first radio access technology and the non-referred radio access resource employs a second radio access technology that is different from the first radio access technology, and

the historical performance data comprises first historical performance data associated with the preferred radio access resource and second historical performance data associated with the non-preferred radio access resource; and

facilitating, by the system, attempting to establish a connection between a user equipment and the preferred radio access resource based on the historical performance data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the facilitating the attempting comprises signaling an activation a radio of the user equipment, and wherein the radio supports the first radio access technology.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the signaling the activation comprises indicating a time value related to a forecast time of entry of the user equipment into a wireless coverage area of the preferred radio resource.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the forecast entry is inferred from historical motion information associated with the user equipment and transportation route data.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the signaling the activation comprises indicating a future location of the user equipment, and wherein the future location is inferred from historical motion information associated with the user equipment and transportation route data.

15. A method, comprising:

determining, by a system comprising a processor, a rank order of radio access resources based on historical performance data associated with the radio access resources, wherein;

the radio access resources comprise a first radio access resource, a second radio access resource, and a third radio access resource,

the first radio access resource employs a first radio access technology, the second radio access resource employs a second radio access technology that is different from the first radio access technology, and the third radio access resource employs a third radio access technology that is different from the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology, and

the historical performance data comprises first historical performance data associated with the first radio access resource, second historical performance data associated with the second radio access resource, and third historical performance data associated with the third radio access resource;

transitioning, by the system, a first state of a first radio of a user equipment based on the rank order of the radio access resources, wherein the first radio employs the first radio access technology; and

transitioning, by the system, a second state of a second radio of the user equipment based on the rank order of the radio access resources, wherein the second radio employs the second radio access technology.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the transitioning the first state and the transitioning the second state occur contemporaneously.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the transitioning the first state activates the first radio.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the transitioning the first state deactivates the first radio.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the transitioning the second state activates the second radio.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the transitioning the second state deactivates the second radio.