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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2005
David Mariblanca Nieves, Madrid, ES;
Juan Antonio Sanchez Herrero, Madrid, ES;
Antonio Márquez, Madrid, ES;
David Mariblanca Nieves, Madrid, ES;
Juan Antonio Sanchez Herrero, Madrid, ES;
Antonio Márquez, Madrid, ES;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The present invention is aimed to provide a mechanism whereby a roaming user can select a visited network allowed for roaming by the home network operator among a plurality of visited networks accessible through an access network. Therefore, the present invention provides a new method, a new roaming device likely embedded in another network entity and enhanced user equipment whereby the home network, upon a user equipment indication, may submit towards the user equipment a list of allowed or preferred visited networks as well as selection criteria for selecting one visited network from the list.