DYNAMIC NETWORK SELECTION
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1. A wireless networking system comprising:
- a plurality of access points configured to facilitate wireless signaling with mobile devices, the access points being configured to simultaneously support multiple service flows with the mobile devices; and
wherein the access points are configured to broadcast system performance parameters for use by the mobile devices to assess capabilities of the access points to support service flows required by services operating on the mobile devices.
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Abstract
Wireless access network selection is contemplated. The selection process may include arbitrating use of a plurality of wireless networks according to their performance capabilities. The performance capabilities or parameters may be identified from information broadcasted from the wireless networks. Mobile devices capable of wirelessly connecting to the networks may identify the performance capabilities prior to connecting to the wireless networks, thereby enabling the mobile devices to more efficiently identify suitable networks.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless networking system comprising:
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a plurality of access points configured to facilitate wireless signaling with mobile devices, the access points being configured to simultaneously support multiple service flows with the mobile devices; and wherein the access points are configured to broadcast system performance parameters for use by the mobile devices to assess capabilities of the access points to support service flows required by services operating on the mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile device configured to:
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simultaneously support multiple wireless service flows for multiple services; determine performance requirements for each service flow; determine performance capabilities for multiple wireless networks; determine wireless networks having performance capabilities equal to or greater than the performance requirements to be a qualified wireless network for the corresponding service flow; and facilitate wireless service flows for each service over a corresponding one of the qualified wireless networks. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for controlling a computing device to electronically facilitate selection of a wireless network, the computing device being associated with a mobile device configured to facilitate wireless signaling, the computer-readable code comprising instructions for:
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receiving synchronization information from a plurality of wireless networks; determining connection parameters from the synchronization information, the connection parameters defining requirements for connecting to the corresponding wireless network; determining performance capabilities from the synchronization information, the performance capabilities defining performance capabilities of the corresponding wireless network; determining a service desired of the mobile device, the service defining performance requirements for a wireless service flow needed to support the service; and connecting the mobile device to one of the wireless networks having performance capabilities sufficient to meet the performance requirements of the service, the mobile device connecting to the wireless network based at least in part on the connection parameters.
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