EFFICIENT STEERING FOR USER EQUIPMENTS IN EITHER AN IDLE STATE OR A CONNECTED STATE
First Claim
1. A method for operating a user equipment, the method comprising:
- storing in a local memory of the user equipment at least a first set of thresholds for use in offloading traffic to a wireless local area network, whereinat least the first set of thresholds is received from a wireless wide area network, andthe first set of thresholds comprise different thresholds corresponding to different types of data to be offloaded;
utilizing the threshold corresponding to a given type of data to evaluate whether an access node operating in the wireless local area network is suitable for offloading data of the given type; and
utilizing the evaluated access node for offloading only the data of the given type only if the access node is determined to be suitable.
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Abstract
For use in offloading traffic to a wireless local area network (WLAN) a user equipment (UE) receives from a wireless wide area network at least a first set of thresholds having different thresholds corresponding to different types of data to be offloaded. The UE utilizes the threshold corresponding to a given type of data to evaluate whether an access node operating in the WLAN is suitable for offloading data of the given type. Only if the evaluated access node is determined to be suitable will the UE use it for offloading, and only for data of the given type. In other non-limiting embodiments the first set of thresholds has different thresholds corresponding to different data-types for different catergories (e.g., subscription levels) of the UE; and there may be a second set of thresholds with different thresholds corresponding to different classifications of different WLAN access nodes.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for operating a user equipment, the method comprising:
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storing in a local memory of the user equipment at least a first set of thresholds for use in offloading traffic to a wireless local area network, wherein at least the first set of thresholds is received from a wireless wide area network, and the first set of thresholds comprise different thresholds corresponding to different types of data to be offloaded; utilizing the threshold corresponding to a given type of data to evaluate whether an access node operating in the wireless local area network is suitable for offloading data of the given type; and utilizing the evaluated access node for offloading only the data of the given type only if the access node is determined to be suitable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising a processing system for operating a user equipment, the processing system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code;
- wherein the processing system is configured to cause the user equipment to at least;
store in the at least one memory at least a first set of thresholds for use in offloading traffic to a wireless local area network, wherein at least the first set of thresholds is received from a wireless wide area network, and the first set of thresholds comprise different thresholds corresponding to different types of data to be offloaded; utilize the threshold corresponding to a given type of data to evaluate whether an access node operating in the wireless local area network is suitable for offloading data of the given type; and utilize the evaluated access node for offloading only the data of the given type only if the access node is determined to be suitable. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- wherein the processing system is configured to cause the user equipment to at least;
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19. A computer readable memory tangibly storing a set of computer readable instructions that are executable on a data processing system for operating a user equipment, the computer readable instructions comprising:
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code for storing in a local memory of the user equipment at least a first set of thresholds for use in offloading traffic to a wireless local area network, wherein at least the first set of thresholds is received from a wireless wide area network, and the first set of thresholds comprise different thresholds corresponding to different types of data to be offloaded; code for utilizing the threshold corresponding to a given type of data to evaluate whether an access node operating in the wireless local area network is suitable for offloading data of the given type; and code for utilizing the evaluated access node for offloading only the data of the given type only if the access node is determined to be suitable. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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