METHOD OF PERFORMING TRAFFIC STEERING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM AND RELATED WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of performing traffic steering in a wireless network system having a base station of a first network and a user equipment camping on the first network, comprising:
- the user equipment receiving a probability value within a predetermined range, and at least one radio access network (RAN) rule from the base station;
the user equipment generating a first random value within the predetermined range;
the user equipment determining if the at least one RAN rule is satisfied and if a first probability condition associated with the first random value and the probability value is fulfilled; and
the user equipment steering traffic from the first network to a second network or from the second network to the first network when the at least one RAN rule is satisfied and the first probability condition is fulfilled.
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Abstract
A wireless network system includes abase station of a first network and a user equipment camping on the first network. The user equipment receives an indicator, a probability value within a predetermined range, and at least one RAN rule from the base station. When the indicator is set to a specific value, the user equipment generates a random value within the predetermined range. When the at least one RAN rule is satisfied and a probability condition associated with the random value and the probability value is fulfilled, the user equipment steers traffic from the first network to a second network or from the second network to the first network.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of performing traffic steering in a wireless network system having a base station of a first network and a user equipment camping on the first network, comprising:
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the user equipment receiving a probability value within a predetermined range, and at least one radio access network (RAN) rule from the base station; the user equipment generating a first random value within the predetermined range; the user equipment determining if the at least one RAN rule is satisfied and if a first probability condition associated with the first random value and the probability value is fulfilled; and the user equipment steering traffic from the first network to a second network or from the second network to the first network when the at least one RAN rule is satisfied and the first probability condition is fulfilled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless network system which performs traffic steering, comprising:
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a first network including a base station; a second network; and a user equipment currently camping on the first network and configured to; receive a probability value within a predetermined range, an update amount, a timer length and at least one RAN rule from the base station; generate a random value within the predetermined range and starting a timer; determine if the at least one RAN rule is satisfied and if a probability condition associated with the random value and the probability value is fulfilled; steer traffic from the first network to the second network or from the second network to the first network when the at least one RAN rule is satisfied and the probability condition is fulfilled; and adjust the probability value by the update amount after the timer expires according to the timer length when the at least one RAN rule is satisfied but the probability condition is not fulfilled. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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