Limiting data service for a home terminal roaming near home coverage
US9344873B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5061
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system to help better manage resources when a mobile terminal is roaming while within a home-carrier coverage hole or while otherwise threshold close to home carrier coverage. In accordance with the disclosure, a mobile terminal's home carrier will determine that the mobile terminal is being served by a roaming carrier's cell site that is threshold close to a home carrier's cell site, and the home carrier will responsively assign to the mobile terminal an IP address that the home carrier is configured to block.
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