Managing a wireless device connection in a multioperator communication system
US8995278B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/26
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In operation, a plurality of data packets is received from a wireless device in communication with a first network, the data packets comprising an indication of first network congestion. The plurality of data packets are examined to determine an application requirement and a data rate of an application running on the wireless device. When a number of indications of first network congestion in relation to the data rate meets a congestion criteria, which can be based on the application requirement, a handover is performed to hand over the wireless device to a second network.
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