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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Christer Boberg, Tungelsta, SE;
Tomas Hedberg, Nacka, SE;
Morgan Lindqvist, Sundbyberg, SE;
Jari Vikberg, Järna, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of enabling wireless access network selection at a multiplicity of wireless client devices. The method comprises: for each of a plurality of wireless access networks, collecting data indicative of at least wireless access technology, geographic coverage and performance; storing said data in a database available to a server; deriving, at the server, a client device network selection policy from the data, the policy defining network measurements to be carried out by a client device and criteria to be used by the client device to select one or more wireless networks; sending the network selection policy to a wireless client device; and applying the network selection policy at the wireless client device to select and attach to one or more given wireless access networks, performing one or more of said network measurements on the given wireless access network(s) and using the results to make a determination to remain attached to the given wireless access network(s) or to select and attach to a further wireless access network or networks.