System and method for ANDSF enhancement with ANQP server capability

摘要

System and method embodiments are provided for extending Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) with Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) server capability. An embodiment method for network discovery and selection (NDS) includes receiving, at an ANQP proxy, query for network discovery information from a user equipment (UE), forwarding the query to an ANDSF including an indication for a service provider associated with a domain of users, receiving information associated with the service provider from the ANDSF, and forwarding the information associated with the service provider to the UE.

主权项

1. A method for network discovery and selection (NDS), the method comprising:
receiving, at an Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) proxy from a user equipment (UE), a query for network discovery information, the query including an indication for a service provider associated with a domain of users; forwarding the query, including the indication for the service provider, from the ANQP proxy to an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF); receiving, at the ANQP proxy from the ANDSF, information associated with the service provider and retrieved by the ANDSF in response to the query from the ANQP proxy; forwarding, by the ANQP proxy to the UE, the information associated with the service provider indicated by the UE; communicating, by the ANQP proxy, ANQP or Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) frames with an ANQP server of the ANDSF; and exchanging, by the ANQP proxy, query and policy information on a realm basis with an ANQP transport block of the ANDSF via an Internet Protocol (IP) network for ANQP transport.