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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Giri Prassad Deivasigamani, San Jose, CA (US);
Suresh Nagaraj, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gaurav R. Nukala, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Giri Prassad Deivasigamani, San Jose, CA (US);
Suresh Nagaraj, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gaurav R. Nukala, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for wireless network selection by a wireless mobile device is disclosed. In one embodiment, network performance metrics related to the wireless networks to be considered can be evaluated. The network performance metrics can be weighted and a related ranking metric can be determined. The ranking metric can be used to select a wireless network. In one embodiment, network performance metrics can include a round trip time, which describes a round trip data transit time between the wireless mobile device to a particular network device, and a power metric describing the amount of power needed to transfer an amount of data.