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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Kyriaki Konstantinou, New York, NY (US);
Mauricio Pati Caldeira de Andrada, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Andrew Youtz, Princeton, NJ (US);
Jiang Lan, Waltham, MA (US);
Lin Song, Newton, MA (US);
Jeff Evans, Lovettsville, VA (US);
Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method includes attaching to a Packet Data Network (PDN) supporting services over a long term evolution (LTE) network to establish a first network connection. The method includes connecting to a wireless local area network, e.g. a WiFi network, to establish a second network connection. The method further includes launching an application accessing at least one of the supported services and receiving a request from the application to switch between the first and second network connections, according to the supported service, e.g. a policy associated with the service. Switching from the first network connection to the second network connections includes connecting to the PDN via an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG).