NETWORK SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A network switching method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- determining whether a signal strength of a signal received from a public base station of a public network, that is associated with a mobile terminal, is less than a threshold value with reference to neighbor base station information broadcasted by the base station;
determining, when the signal strength is less than the threshold value, whether to switch to a private base station of a private network mapped to the public base station, wherein the mapping of the private base station of the private network to the public base station is comprised by stored private network information; and
establishing, after determining to switch to the private base station, a connection with the private base station of the private network.
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Abstract
A network switching method and apparatus of a mobile terminal for enabling the mobile terminal to switch between private and public networks for portable Internet access is provided. The network switching apparatus of a mobile terminal includes a connection manager for managing public network information, private network information including mappings between public base stations of a public network and private base stations of a private network, and authentication information, and a control unit for determining whether a signal strength of a signal received from a public base station, that is associated with a mobile terminal, is less than a threshold value, for determining, when the signal strength is less than the threshold value, whether to switch to a private base station of a private network mapped to the public base station, and for establishing, after determining to switch to the private base station, a connection with the private base station of the private network.
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22 Claims
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1. A network switching method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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determining whether a signal strength of a signal received from a public base station of a public network, that is associated with a mobile terminal, is less than a threshold value with reference to neighbor base station information broadcasted by the base station; determining, when the signal strength is less than the threshold value, whether to switch to a private base station of a private network mapped to the public base station, wherein the mapping of the private base station of the private network to the public base station is comprised by stored private network information; and establishing, after determining to switch to the private base station, a connection with the private base station of the private network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network switching apparatus of a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a connection manager for managing public network information, private network information including mappings between at least one public base station of a public network and at least one private base station of a private network, and authentication information; and a control unit for determining whether a signal strength of a signal received from a public base station, that is associated with a mobile terminal, is less than a threshold value, for determining, when the signal strength is less than the threshold value, whether to switch to a private base station of a private network mapped to the public base station, and for establishing, after determining to switch to the private base station, a connection with the private base station of the private network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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