Methods and systems using unified operator and rat mapping and selection scheme

摘要

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a unified scheme for selecting an operator and a radio access technology (RAT) by a multi-mode wireless device during a power-up or a handover process. By utilizing the proposed scheme, the mobile station may switch between RATs that are associated with the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) or 3GPP2 standards.

主权项

1. A method of wireless communications by a wireless device configured to communicate via a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) including a first RAT and a second different RAT, comprising:
translating system determination features of a first set of networks utilizing the first RAT to system determination features of a second set of networks utilizing the second RAT, wherein the system determination features of the second set of networks include a geographic feature based on a geographic location, wherein the geographic feature lacks standardized support in the first set of networks; deriving a filtered list of the translated system determination features of the first set of networks based on a value of the geographic feature of the second set of networks, wherein the geographic feature of the second set of networks is a geographic area (GEO) feature or a Mobile Country Code (MCC) feature; selecting a network of the first set of networks based at least in part on the translated system determination features; and initiating a connection process with the selected network.