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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013

Filed:

Nov. 05, 2008
Applicants:

Brian Rainer, Lawrenceville, GA (US);

Frederick J. Moulton, Issaquah, WA (US);

Faith Taner Seiders, Hilton Head, SC (US);

Tina R. Steeley, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Brian Rainer, Lawrenceville, GA (US);

Frederick J. Moulton, Issaquah, WA (US);

Faith Taner Seiders, Hilton Head, SC (US);

Tina R. Steeley, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:

AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G08C 15/00 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Providing for network selection management for a mobile communication environment is provided herein. By way of example, the network selection can supersede default network selection configurations of a mobile terminal. Usage behaviors of mobile terminals can be monitored to gauge service demand for individual terminals. Based on the service demand, a particular network can be selected as a default for a terminal. The network selection can be utilized for load balancing terminals among suitable mobile networks, optimizing network resources, improving services for terminal devices, or the like.


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