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Methods and apparatus for roaming between wireless communications networks

US11510136B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Tor Kvernvik · Bissenkamp, SE
Martin Isaksson · Stockholm, SE
Hjalmar Olsson · Bromma, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 12, 2018
Grant date	Nov 22, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W40/12
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method performed by a first wireless device served by a first wireless access point in a first wireless communications network, the first wireless communications network being operated by a first network operator, comprises acquiring (202) a determination from a first reinforcement learning agent of whether to roam from the first wireless access point to a second wireless access point in a second wireless communications network, the second wireless communications network being operated by a second network operator. The method further includes roaming (204) from the first wireless access point to the second wireless access point, based on the determination.

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