ANDSF parameters for WLAN network selection

摘要

Embodiments describe systems, methods, and apparatuses for identifying, based at least in part on an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) quality of service (QoS) policy, a preferred access point (AP) of a wireless local area network (WLAN). In some embodiments, the ANDSF QoS policy may be compared to one or more of an air-interface congestion parameter of the AP, and/or a backhaul congestion parameter of the AP.

主权项

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a receiver to:
receive, from a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP), an air-interface congestion parameter of the WLAN AP in a basic service set (BSS) load element;receive a backhaul congestion parameter of the WLAN AP; andreceive an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) quality of service (QoS) policy from a local ANDSF (L-ANDSF) server that is communicatively coupled with a subset of UEs, wherein the subset includes a number of UEs that is less than a number of the plurality of UEs serviced by an ANDSF server; and a network selection module coupled with the receiver, the network selection module to identify, based at least in part on a comparison of the air-interface congestion parameter or the backhaul congestion parameter to the ANDSF QoS policy and a name of the WLAN AP, that the WLAN AP is a preferred WLAN AP for a selected type of traffic of the UE; and a transmitter coupled with the network selection module to transmit, based at least in part on an identification of the WLAN AP as a preferred WLAN AP, an access request to the WLAN AP for the selected type of traffic of the UE.