APPARATUS AND METHOD OF NETWORK SELECTION BASED ON AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH
First Claim
1. A method of managing network selection at a mobile device, comprising:
- determining that more than one radio access technology (RAT) is available for wireless communication with the mobile device;
accessing a network access policy that indicates use of a RAT based on one or more network characteristics;
selectively applying the network access policy based on one or more predetermined criteria;
determining one or more parameters for each of the more than one RAT based on the network access policy; and
establishing communication with the RAT based on the one or more parameters and the network access policy.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are described for network selection by a mobile device that enables a network selection based, at least in part, on a network access policy that indicates use of a radio access technology (RAT) based on one or more network characteristics. The network access policy may be selectively applied based on one or more predetermined conditions, such as a time of day, mobile device location, RAT access cost, roaming status, subscription profile, and/or data usage, for example, In some examples, when the network access policy is applied, the mobile device may be configured to select from among a number of access nodes that may operate using different RATs, such as cellular access node(s) or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access node(s). Communications may be established with a selected access node based at least in part on network conditions such as available bandwidth for an access node.
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50 Claims
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1. A method of managing network selection at a mobile device, comprising:
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determining that more than one radio access technology (RAT) is available for wireless communication with the mobile device; accessing a network access policy that indicates use of a RAT based on one or more network characteristics; selectively applying the network access policy based on one or more predetermined criteria; determining one or more parameters for each of the more than one RAT based on the network access policy; and establishing communication with the RAT based on the one or more parameters and the network access policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for managing network selection at a mobile device, comprising:
a computer-readable medium, comprising code for; determining that more than one radio access technology (RAT) is available for wireless communication with the mobile device; accessing a network access policy that indicates use of a RAT based on one or more network characteristics; selectively applying the network access policy based on one or more predetermined criteria; determining one or more parameters for each of the more than one RAT based on the network access policy; and establishing communication with the RAT based on the one or more parameters and the network access policy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for managing network selection at a mobile device, comprising:
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means for determining that more than one radio access technology (RAT) is available for wireless communication with the mobile device; means for accessing a network access policy that indicates use of a RAT based on one or more network characteristics; means for selectively applying the network access policy based on one or more predetermined criteria; means for determining one or more parameters for each of the more than one RAT based on the network access policy; and means for establishing communication with the RAT based on the one or more parameters and the network access policy. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A device for managing network selection, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory in electronic communication with the processor, the memory embodying instructions, the instructions being executable by the processor to; determine that more than one radio access technology (RAT) is available for wireless communication with the mobile device; access a network access policy that indicates use of a RAT based on one or more network characteristics; selectively apply the network access policy based on one or more predetermined criteria; determine one or more parameters for each of the more than one RAT based on the network access policy; and establish communication with the RAT based on the one or more parameters and the network access policy. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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