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PRE-EVALUATION OF MULTIPLE NETWORK ACCESS POINTS

  • US 20100110921A1
  • Filed: 09/29/2009
  • Published: 05/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for evaluation of one or more access points to an access network prior to a wireless mobile device establishing a data communication session via one of the access point(s) to said access network, comprising:

  • a mobile device having at least one radio interface for communication with one or more access point(s) to an access network;

    said mobile device being configured to collect information broadcasted by the access point(s) and to detect link layer characteristics between the access point(s) and the mobile device;

    said mobile device being configured to automatically select or enable user-driven selection of at least one test correspondent for evaluation of network level attributes of the access point(s);

    said mobile device having a connection manager that performs an evaluation of the access point(s) based on both a) said broadcasted information and said link layer characteristics between the access points and the mobile devices and b) said network level attributes of said access point(s).

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