WLAN access network selection by an user equipment for access to a mobile network
US10863350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a method for WLAN Access Network WLAN-AN selection by an User Equipment UE for access to a mobile network PLMN, said selection including, for an UE roaming in a Visited PLMN VPLMN and requiring a Packet Data Network Gateway PDN-GW in its Home PLMN HPLMN, selection of a WLAN-AN having connectivity to at least one PDN-GW in said HPLMN, based on information on connectivity to at least one PDN-GW in said HPLMN of WLAN-ANs candidate for said selection, referred to as connectivity information.
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