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Devices and methods for steering end devices between networks

US10945178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · CN

Inventors

Panagiotis SPAPIS · Munich, DE
Chan Zhou · Munich, DE
Alexandros Kaloxylos · Munich, DE
Chenghui Peng · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 2019
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device is provided for operating in a communication system that comprises a plurality of individual networks. The device comprises one or more subscriber modules for assisting the device to attach to a network. The number of those one or more subscriber modules is fewer than the number of the plurality of networks. The device being configured to initiate a pre-attach procedure to attach itself to all of the plurality of networks before it establishes a connection with one of those networks. It is also configured to connect to one of the plurality of networks for communicating data with that network while remaining attached to the others of the plurality of networks. The advantage of a device that pre-attaches to more than one network is that it significantly reduces the time needed for the device to switch later from being connected to one network to another network.

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