Network selection in a wlan
First Claim
1. A method for user equipment resident in a wireless access network to obtain access to at least one other network comprising:
- storing an identification of the at least one other network in the user equipment;
transmitting from the user equipment a request for connection to one of the at least one other network, which includes an identification of at least one of the at least one other network, to the wireless access network; and
in response to the wireless access network receiving the identification, the user equipment is connected to the identified at least one other network through the wireless access network.
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Abstract
A method for user equipment (UE) resident in a wireless access network (WLAN) to obtain access to at least one other network is disclosed. The method includes storing the identification (SSID) of the at least one other network (visited PLMNs 1-3 and home PLMNs 4 and 5) in the user equipment; transmitting from the user equipment a request for connection to one of the at least one other network, which includes an identification of at least one of the at least one other network, to the wireless access network; and in response to the wireless access network receiving the identification, the user equipment is connected to the identified at least one other network through the wireless access network.
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46 Claims
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1. A method for user equipment resident in a wireless access network to obtain access to at least one other network comprising:
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storing an identification of the at least one other network in the user equipment;
transmitting from the user equipment a request for connection to one of the at least one other network, which includes an identification of at least one of the at least one other network, to the wireless access network; and
in response to the wireless access network receiving the identification, the user equipment is connected to the identified at least one other network through the wireless access network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28)
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10. A method for a UE to obtain access to at least one other network via an access network, the at least one other network being accessible via the access network, the method comprising:
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providing the access network with at least one access network identification associated with the at least one other network; and
the UE derives an identification of the at least one other network from the at least one access network identification. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A service set identifier delivered in an access network including at least one identifier of a backbone network, comprising:
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an indication of the backbone network type;
a version number of the service set identifier type; and
an identification of the backbone network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A service set identifier delivered in an access network comprising:
an embedded identification of a backbone network for connection to the access network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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29. A system comprising:
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a wireless access network;
at least one other network accessible via the wireless access network; and
user equipment resident in the wireless access network; and
whereinthe identification of the at least one other network is stored in the user equipment, a request for connection to one of the at least one other network, which includes an identification of at least one of the at least one other network, is transmitted from the user equipment to the wireless access network and in response to the wireless access network receiving the identification, the user equipment is connected to the identified at least one other network through the wireless access network. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system comprising:
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a wireless access network;
at least one other network accessible via the wireless access network;
user equipment; and
whereinthe access network is provided with at least one access network identification associated with the at least one other network and the UE derives an identification of the at least one other network from the at least one access network identification. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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