Method and device for network selection in multiple access technologies
First Claim
1. A method operable on a wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
- storing network information in a database structure on said wireless user equipment device, said network information containing a plurality of network entries arranged by radio access technology, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of the network entries comprise both a radio access network (RAN) identification code and a core network (CN) identification code associated therewith and having a priority within the radio access technology and further wherein a first network entry of the plurality of network entries comprises a CN identification code associated with two or more RAN identification codes and RANs represented by the two or more RAN identification codes operate in at least two different radio access technologies;
determining a currently preferred order of access technologies; and
selecting a network entry according to the currently preferred order of radio access technologies and the priority of network entries within the radio access technologies.
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Abstract
A method and wireless user equipment (UE) device provide the capability to store network information in a database structure on the wireless user equipment device, with the network information containing network entries arranged by radio access technology. Each network entry contains a radio access network (RAN) identification code and a core network (CN) identification code and has a priority within the radio access technology. The UE device determines a currently preferred order of access technologies and selects a network entry according to the currently preferred order of radio access technologies and the priority of network entries within the radio access technologies.
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16 Claims
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1. A method operable on a wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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storing network information in a database structure on said wireless user equipment device, said network information containing a plurality of network entries arranged by radio access technology, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of the network entries comprise both a radio access network (RAN) identification code and a core network (CN) identification code associated therewith and having a priority within the radio access technology and further wherein a first network entry of the plurality of network entries comprises a CN identification code associated with two or more RAN identification codes and RANs represented by the two or more RAN identification codes operate in at least two different radio access technologies; determining a currently preferred order of access technologies; and selecting a network entry according to the currently preferred order of radio access technologies and the priority of network entries within the radio access technologies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
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a processor operably coupled to a memory and a transceiver; a logic module for storing network information in a database structure on said wireless user equipment device, said network information containing a plurality of network entries arranged by radio access technology, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of the network entries comprise both a radio access network (RAN) identification code and a core network (CN) identification code associated therewith and having a priority within the radio access technology and further wherein a first network entry of the plurality of network entries comprises a CN identification code associated with two or more RAN identification codes and RANs represented by the two or more RAN identification codes operate in at least two different radio access technologies; a logic module for determining a currently preferred order of access technologies; and a logic module for selecting a network entry according to the currently preferred order of radio access technologies and the priority of network entries within the radio access technologies; wherein the logic modules are embodied in any of hardware, firmware and software stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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