NETWORK ASSISTED ACCESS NETWORK SELECTION ENHANCEMENTS FOR A MACHINE-TO-MACHINE WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A method provided in one embodiment and includes receiving, at a first network element, a first resource indicator indicative of a first resource capability of each of a plurality of second network elements, receiving a second resource indicator indicative of a second resource capability of each of the plurality of second network elements, and receiving a third resource indicator indicative of a third resource capability of each of the plurality of second network elements. The method further includes determining a metric value for each of the plurality of second network elements based upon the first resource indicator, the second resource indicator, and the third resource indicator of each of the second network elements, and determining a list of one or more acceptable network elements for a wireless device to establish a connection therewith based upon the metric value of each of the plurality of second network elements.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a first network element, a first resource indicator indicative of a first resource capability of each of a plurality of second network elements; receiving, at the first network element, a second resource indicator indicative of a second resource capability of each of the plurality of second network elements; receiving, at the first network element, a third resource indicator indicative of a third resource capability of each of the plurality of second network elements; determining a metric value for each of the plurality of second network elements based upon the first resource indicator, the second resource indicator, and the third resource indicator of each of the second network elements; and determining a list of one or more acceptable network elements from the plurality of second network elements for a wireless device to establish a connection therewith based upon the metric value of each of the plurality of second network elements.