APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USER-EQUIPMENT (UE) CENTRIC ACCESS NETWORK SELECTION
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1. A cellular node comprising:
- a transmitter to transmit to a User Equipment (UE) a cellular communication message over a cellular communication medium, the message including UE-assistance information to assist in access network selection, the UE-assistance information including a value of a predefined parameter, which is based on a cellular network load of a cellular network controlled by said cellular node, the value of the predefined parameter is comparable to a non-cellular network load of at least one non-cellular network.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems of User Equipment (UE) centric access network selection. For example, a cellular node may include a transmitter to transmit to a User Equipment (UE) a cellular communication message over a cellular communication medium, the message including a value of a predefined parameter, which is based on a cellular network load of a cellular network controlled by the cellular node.
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25 Claims
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1. A cellular node comprising:
a transmitter to transmit to a User Equipment (UE) a cellular communication message over a cellular communication medium, the message including UE-assistance information to assist in access network selection, the UE-assistance information including a value of a predefined parameter, which is based on a cellular network load of a cellular network controlled by said cellular node, the value of the predefined parameter is comparable to a non-cellular network load of at least one non-cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:
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a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) transceiver; a cellular transceiver to receive from a cellular network a cellular communication message including a value of a WLAN load threshold parameter; and a controller to control access network selection of said UE based on a predefined selection criterion applied to the load threshold parameter and a WLAN load of a WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A User Equipment (UE) comprising:
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a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) transceiver; a cellular transceiver to receive from a cellular network a cellular communication message including a value of a predefined parameter, which is based on a cellular network load of said cellular network; and a controller to control access network selection of said UE with respect to a WLAN based on the value of said parameter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:
communicating between a cellular node and a User Equipment (UE) at least one cellular communication message over a cellular communication medium, the message including a value of a predefined parameter, which is based on a cellular network load of a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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