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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jelena Damnjanovic, Del Mar, CA (US);
Yongbin Wei, San Diego, CA (US);
Dexu Lin, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 28/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/04 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A selection process is disclosed for a user equipment (UE) to select between a WAN and a WLAN. Instead of defaulting to select one or the other networks, as long as the connection is available, a better load balancing and maximization of the system capacity may be achieved when the UE selects the network according to a priority order between the WAN/WLAN. The priority order takes into account various network metrics, such as loading, channel conditions, bandwidth, and service requirements.