Systems and methods for managing offload from one radio access network to another

摘要

A method of managing data traffic offload from a radio access network may include: determining a location of a mobile device; and identifying, based on data traffic offload requirements of a network operator and capabilities of alternative network providers, one or more alternative networks configured to be accessed by the mobile device at the determined location.

主权项

1. A method of managing data traffic offload from a radio access network, the method comprising, by at least one hardware processor of a server:
obtaining an offload profile for at least one cellular sector in a cellular network, wherein the offload profile indicates a target traffic capacity for at least one time period; and, during the at least one time period, performing offload management based on the offload profile by
determining how much traffic capacity from alternative networks, different from the cellular network, is needed to satisfy the target traffic capacity for the at least one time period,for each of one or more mobile devices within the cellular sector,
determining a location of the mobile device, andidentifying one or more alternative networks available to the mobile device at the determined location,when more traffic capacity is determined to be needed from alternative networks, initiating an offloading of at least one of the one or more mobile devices to at least one of the one or more alternative networks available to that at least one mobile device, and,when less traffic capacity is determined to be needed from alternative networks, initiating a disconnection of at least one of the one or more mobile devices from at least one of the one or more alternative networks available to that at least one mobile device.