Apparatus, systems and methods for network selection with priority class
US10374960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/042
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein are apparatus, systems and methods for enhanced PLMN selection using priority class information. A method may comprise, at a user equipment (“UE”), identifying a plurality of networks, each network having an assigned priority class indicator, identifying a first network of the plurality of networks as having a first priority class indicator, identifying a second network of the plurality of networks as having the first priority class indicator, identifying the first priority class indicator as the highest priority class of the assigned priority class indicators, and selecting between the first network and the second network based a quality characteristic.
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