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Network selection terminal

  • US 20060268711A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2005
  • Published: 11/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A telecommunications system for the automatic selection of the preferred network in a multiple communications network environment, the system comprising:

  • at least two communications networks in the environment;

    a network layer protocol shared by all the networks;

    a network selection server connected to the networks using the shared protocol; and

    a multi-mode terminal in communication with the selection server, wherein the terminal scans the network environment for the available networks, collects data on the available networks, transmits the collected data to the selection server, and communicates over the network selected by the server, whereby the network selection server selects the preferred network for the terminal based on the collected data and the terminal automatically communicates over the selected network.

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