Method And Apparatus For Access Selection In A Communication Network
First Claim
1. Method for selecting (302) a radio access network (101;
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102;
103) for establishing a radio connection for connecting a mobile terminal (11) to a communication network (105) wherein the mobile terminal (11) is connectable to the communication network (105) through a plurality of access networks (101;
102;
103), the method comprising the following steps;
predetermining for one or more of the access networks a corresponding likelihood value indicating a likelihood of successfully connecting the mobile terminal to the respective access network with respect to a reference area (301), and selecting a radio access network for connecting the mobile terminal using the predetermined likelihood values (302).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for selecting (302) a radio access network (101; 102; 103) for establishing a radio connection for connecting a mobile terminal (1 1) to a communication network (105) wherein the mobile terminal (1 1) is connectable to the communication network (105) through a plurality of access networks (101; 102; 103). The method comprises the following steps: predetermining for one or more of the access networks a corresponding likelihood value indicating a likelihood of successfully connecting the mobile terminal to the respective access network with respect to a reference area (301), and selecting a radio access network for connecting the mobile terminal using the predetermined likelihood values (302).
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16 Claims
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1. Method for selecting (302) a radio access network (101;
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102;
103) for establishing a radio connection for connecting a mobile terminal (11) to a communication network (105) wherein the mobile terminal (11) is connectable to the communication network (105) through a plurality of access networks (101;
102;
103), the method comprising the following steps;predetermining for one or more of the access networks a corresponding likelihood value indicating a likelihood of successfully connecting the mobile terminal to the respective access network with respect to a reference area (301), and selecting a radio access network for connecting the mobile terminal using the predetermined likelihood values (302). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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102;
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14. Network node (115) for controlling the selection of a radio access network (101;
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102;
103) for establishing a radio connection for connecting a mobile terminal (11) to a communication network (105) wherein the mobile terminal (11) is connectable to the communication network (105) through a plurality of access networks (101;
102;
103), the control node (115) comprising a processing unit (1152) for determining for one or more of the access networks a corresponding likelihood value indicating a likelihood of successfully connecting the mobile terminal to the respective access network with respect to a reference area, and a control unit (1151) for controlling the selection of a radio access network for connecting the mobile terminal using the predetermined likelihood values.
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102;
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16. Mobile terminal (11) for selecting a radio access network (101;
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102;
103) for establishing a radio connection for connecting the mobile terminal (11) to a communication network wherein the mobile terminal is connectable to the communication network (105) through a plurality of access networks, the mobile terminal comprising a reception unit (1104) for receiving control information comprising for one or more of the access networks a corresponding likelihood value indicating a likelihood of successfully connecting the mobile terminal to the respective access network with respect to a reference area, and a processing unit (1105) for selecting the radio access network for connecting the mobile terminal using the received control information.
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102;
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