System and method for wireless network offloading
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless end-user device, comprising:
- receiving a prioritized network list from a remote server, the end user device being identified to receive the prioritized network list based on a characteristic associated with the end user device;
identifying available wireless networks, the available wireless networks being different than a current wireless network to which the end user device is currently connected;
using the prioritized network list to select one of the available wireless networks;
connecting through the selected available wireless network to a network element in a second network reachable through the first wireless network;
conducting an upload and/or download sequence between the wireless end-user device and the network element;
characterizing the performance of the selected available wireless network based on the conducted upload and/or download sequence; and
determining, based at least in part on the characterized performance, to communicate network data for the wireless end-user device through the selected available wireless network instead of the current wireless network.
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Abstract
A method comprising obtaining, by a server, wireless-network performance data from a plurality of end user devices; generating, by the server, a prioritized network list from the wireless-network performance data; and provisioning, by the server, the prioritized network list to an end user device comprising a radio interface for receiving the prioritized network list from the server, the radio interface being identified to receive the prioritized network list based on a characteristic associated with the end user device; a radio configured to identify available wireless networks, the available wireless networks being different than a current wireless network to which the end user device is currently connected; a prioritized network selection engine for using the prioritized network list to select one of the available wireless networks; and a network connection engine configured to initiate disconnection from the current wireless network and connection to the selected wireless network.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless end-user device, comprising:
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receiving a prioritized network list from a remote server, the end user device being identified to receive the prioritized network list based on a characteristic associated with the end user device; identifying available wireless networks, the available wireless networks being different than a current wireless network to which the end user device is currently connected; using the prioritized network list to select one of the available wireless networks; connecting through the selected available wireless network to a network element in a second network reachable through the first wireless network; conducting an upload and/or download sequence between the wireless end-user device and the network element; characterizing the performance of the selected available wireless network based on the conducted upload and/or download sequence; and determining, based at least in part on the characterized performance, to communicate network data for the wireless end-user device through the selected available wireless network instead of the current wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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