System and method for WiFi authentication and selection
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1. A method for network authentication and selection comprising:
- determining, by a network device, an authentication status of a network associated with the network device; and
transmitting, by the network device to a user equipment (UE), one or more network authentication status indications in accordance with the authentication status of the network, the one or more network authentication status indications providing information for the UE to determine whether to continue an authentication process with the network, and one of the network authentication status indications being an access network query protocol (ANQP) information element comprising a payload field indicating overload information about the network.
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Abstract
A method embodiment for network authentication includes selecting, by a user equipment (UE), an access network for establishing a network connection and receiving one or more network authentication status indications for a network associated with the access network. The method further includes implementing a network authentication and selection policy in accordance with the one or more network authentication status indications.
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1. A method for network authentication and selection comprising:
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determining, by a network device, an authentication status of a network associated with the network device; and transmitting, by the network device to a user equipment (UE), one or more network authentication status indications in accordance with the authentication status of the network, the one or more network authentication status indications providing information for the UE to determine whether to continue an authentication process with the network, and one of the network authentication status indications being an access network query protocol (ANQP) information element comprising a payload field indicating overload information about the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A network device comprising:
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a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to; determine an authentication status of a network associated with the network device; and transmit, to a user equipment (UE), one or more network authentication status indications in accordance with the authentication status of the network, wherein the one or more network authentication status indications provide information for the UE to determine whether to continue an authentication process with the network, and wherein one of the network authentication status indications is an access network query protocol (ANQP) information element comprising a payload field indicating overload information about the network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for network authentication and selection comprising:
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selecting, by a user equipment (UE), an access network for establishing a network connection; receiving, by the UE, one or more network authentication status indications for a first network associated with the access network, one of the network authentication status indications being an access network query protocol (ANQP) information element comprising a payload field indicating overload information about the first network; and implementing, by the UE, a network authentication and selection policy in accordance with the one or more network authentication status indications, the implementing comprising; deciding, by the UE, whether to continue an authentication process with the access network in accordance with the one or more network authentication status indications; and implementing, by the UE, an authentication retry policy in response to the UE deciding not to continue the authentication process with the access network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to; select an access network for establishing a network connection; receive one or more network authentication status indications for a first network associated with the access network, wherein one of the network authentication status indications is an access network query protocol (ANQP) information element comprising a payload field indicating overload information about the first network; and implement a network authentication and selection policy in accordance with the one or more network authentication status indications, wherein the one or more processors executing the instructions to implement the network authentication and selection policy comprises the one or more processors executing the instructions to; decide whether to continue an authentication process with the access network in accordance with the one or more network authentication status indications; and implement an authentication retry policy in response to the UE deciding not to continue the authentication process with the access network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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