Management of wireless service in a dual RAN arrangement

摘要

Disclosed is a method and system to help manage wireless service in a scenario where a UE is served by a first RAN and begins being served by a second RAN. In accordance with the disclosure, a determination may then be made of whether the UE will likely engage in at least a threshold extent of scanning for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN. If the determination is affirmative, the UE may then be caused to not scan for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN. Whereas, if the determination is negative, the UE may be allowed to scan for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
while a user equipment device (UE) is being served by a first radio access network (RAN) according to a first air interface protocol, detecting that the UE begins to be served by a second RAN according to a second air interface protocol different than the first air interface protocol; responsive to the detecting, making a determination, based at least in part on a quantity of frequency channels defined by the first RAN, of whether the UE will engage in at least a threshold extent of scanning for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN; if the determination is that the UE will engage in at least the threshold extent of scanning for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN, then causing the UE to not scan for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN; and if the determination is that the UE will not engage in at least the threshold extent of scanning for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is served by the second RAN, then allowing the UE to scan for coverage of the first RAN while the UE is being served by the second RAN.