UTILIZING RESTRICTION CODES IN WIRELESS ACCESS POINT CONNECTION ATTEMPTS

摘要

SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGIES ARE DESCRIBED THAT FACILITATE UTILIZING RESTRICTION CODES IN REJECTING CONNECTION REQUESTS WITH RESTRICTED ASSOCIATION ACCESS POINTS (406) TO INDICATE A REASON FOR THE REJECTION. MOBILE DEVICES (206A-206I) CAN MAINTAIN A LIST OF ACCESSIBLE ACCESS POINTS (204C, 204D, 208D) AND/OR GROUPS OF ACCESS POINTS, WHICH CAN BE CONSULTED DURING CELL RESELECTION TO ENSURE UNSUITABLE RESTRICTED ASSOCIATION ACCESS POINTS ARE NOT UTILIZED IN CELL RESELECTION. BASED ON RECEIVING A REJECTION CODE FROM A RESTRICTED ASSOCIATION ACCESS POINT (406), A MOBILE DEVICE (204C, 204D, 208D) CAN REMOVE THE ACCESS POINT, OR A RELATED GROUP, FROM ITS MAINTAINED LIST SO THAT SUBSEQUENT RESELECTION ATTEMPTS AVOID THE ACCESS POINT AND/OR ACCESS POINTS IN THE RELATED GROUP.