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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Vodafone Ip Licensing Limited, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;
Andrea De Pasquale, Madrid, ES;
Francisco Javier Dominguez Romero, Madrid, ES;
VODAFONE IP LICENSING LIMITED, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;
Abstract
A method and mobile device (UE) for enabling services in multi-RAT networks which support at least HSPA and LTE, comprising: identifying an initial radio technology on which a UE requesting service is camped, within a current cell; determining an indication of coverage of another radio technology available on the current cell which provides higher speed access than the initial one; deciding carrying the service, either through the initial radio technology or the other one of higher speed access, according to the previous indication. The indication of coverage can be based on any of the following criteria or a combination of them is met: 1) Terminal is camped on a HSDPA capable or LTE capable cell, 2) HSDPA signal strength is higher than a threshold, 3) LTE signal strength is higher than a threshold, 4) Measurements on the Peak Rate of the UE in a past time and in a location.