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- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for facilitating interworking of cellular radio access networks and wireless local area networks
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Application No.: US14890143Application Date: 2013-05-30
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Publication No.: US11546841B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Mika Rinne , Sami Kekki
- Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/IB2013/054484 WO 20130530
- International Announcement: WO2014/191797 WO 20141204
- Main IPC: H04W48/18
- IPC: H04W48/18 ; H04W36/14 ; H04W36/18 ; H04W48/08 ; H04W8/18 ; H04W84/04 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate interworking a plurality of cellular radio access networks and wireless local area networks (WLANs). In the context of a method, a set of information is maintained for a plurality of different cellular radio access networks that defines a relative priority of selection among the cellular radio access networks. The method also includes maintaining wireless access selection information defining a relative priority of selection among one or more WLANs relative to the cellular radio access networks. The method also permits the relative priority of the WLANs to be modified without modification of the set of information. For example, the relative priority the WLANs may be modified in a manner specific to the user equipment or specific to a cell. The method may also include causing notification to be provided to user equipment of the set of information and the wireless access selection information.
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