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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Hans Thomas Hoehne, Helsinki, FI;
Jeroen Wigard, Klarup, DK;
Antti Anton Toskala, Espoo, FI;
Colin Willcock, Nurtingen, DE;
Assignee:
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/30 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique, including estimating at a communication device a quality of service available to said communication device via a radio access network; making a comparison of the estimated quality of service against a quality of service currently achieved via an access point operating outside of the radio access network; and deciding whether or not to transfer from said access point to said radio access network at least partly with reference to the result of said comparison.