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Systems and methods for selecting a network access system

US8391141B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Johan Rune · Lidingö, SE
Joachim Sachs · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 18, 2009
Grant date	Mar 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W48/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system according to some embodiments of the invention includes (1) a component (e.g. ANDSF) that provides a cell selection rule to a UE and (2) a component (e.g. an access node) that provides the UE with information about the load in the cell currently utilized by the UE. This enables the UE to determine whether to leave the cell, which may be a 3GPP cell, and use a different cell, which may be a non-3GPP cell, by applying the cell selection rule in conjunction with its knowledge about the load of the cell.

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