Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wireless access point assistance to wireless user devices for wireless communication network selection
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Application No.: US16414466Application Date: 2019-05-16
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Publication No.: US10904862B2Publication Date: 2021-01-26
- Inventor: Zheng Cai , Zheng Fang , Yu Wang
- Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Applicant Address: US KS Overland Park
- Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Current Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Overland Park
- Main IPC: H04W72/00
- IPC: H04W72/00 ; H04W48/18 ; H04W48/10 ; H04W48/16 ; H04W84/04

Abstract:
A wireless access point assists wireless user devices when the user devices select wireless communication networks. In the wireless access point, a baseband unit generates a broadcast block that comprises a cell identifier for the wireless access point, wireless communication network identifiers, and network selection information that individually characterizes the wireless communication networks. The network selection information may comprise individualized access parameters for different Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs). In the wireless access point, a radio transceiver wirelessly broadcasts the broadcast block to the wireless user devices. The wireless user devices receive the broadcast block and select their wireless communication networks based on the network selection information in the broadcast block. The radio transceiver wirelessly receives user signaling from the wireless user devices that indicates their selected wireless communication networks. The baseband unit transfers network signaling that indicates the selected wireless communication networks for the wireless user devices.
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