Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanisms for roaming between 3GPP operators and WLAN service providers
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Application No.: US15189959Application Date: 2016-06-22
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Publication No.: US09723547B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Vivek Gupta
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04W48/16
- IPC: H04W48/16 ; H04W48/00 ; H04W8/08 ; H04W40/20 ; H04W36/34 ; H04B7/024 ; H04W60/00 ; H04W36/00 ; H04W8/02 ; H04W48/18 ; H04W36/08 ; H04W80/04 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
Embodiments describe methods, apparatuses and logic for a user equipment (UE) to connect to an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) based on credentials from a UE's home third generation partnership project (3GPP) network. In some embodiments, the UE may receive selection policy parameters from the WLAN including a network access identifier (NAI) realm. The UE may also receive selection policy parameters from the 3GPP network. The UE may compare the selection policy parameters of the WLAN with the selection policy parameters of the 3GPP network and discover roaming relationships between service providers and the relative priorities of different networks, and create a network list based on the comparison. The UE may then associate with an AP of the WLAN based on the prioritized network list.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160302138A1 MECHANISMS FOR ROAMING BETWEEN 3GPP OPERATORS AND WLAN SERVICE PROVIDERS Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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