Method and apparatus to shorten the duration of initial network selection and handover decisions in multicomm platforms by utilizing alternate fragmented scanning
US8774158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a network adapter capable of combining more than one wireless communication technology (comm) for wireless communication in a wireless network, wherein the apparatus includes a network detection phase implemented by doing a full scan of one comm followed by one or more additional comm scans; and wherein the network adapter breaks a scan into buckets, and alternates between different scanning buckets of different comms to provide faster scanning, connection time and handover from one wireless technology to another wireless technology.
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