A Method and Apparatus
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Abstract
A method of avoiding mass offloading of user devices, UE'"'"'s (14), connected to a cellular network (15, 16) such as 3GPP LTE to a second wireless network such as a WLAN (6,8), the method comprising: an ANDSF server (12) broadcasting (in a SIB message, for example) a set of parameters representing offload thresholds to be applied by UE'"'"'s in idle mode, and also additional information such as a bitmap indicating which of those parameters are also applicable to UE'"'"'s in connected mode; and a user device, UE (14), receiving the set of parameters and the additional information, and deciding whether to migrate or not to the second network in dependence of whether it is in idle or connected mode, of the parameters and of the additional information.
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45 Claims
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26. A method comprising:
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receiving a set of parameters at a user device for determining if a user device is to use an access node of a first network or an access node of a second network, and using one or more parameters of said set in dependence on a mode of said user device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
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receive a set of parameters, said parameters being usable to determine if a user device is to use an access node of a first network or an access node of a second network, and use one or more parameters of said set in dependence on a mode of said user device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
cause a set of parameters to be transmitted to a user device, said parameters being usable to determine if a user device is to use an access node of a first network or an access node of a second network, wherein at least some of said parameters are associated with one of a plurality of different modes of said user device. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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