APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FACILITATING NETWORK SELECTION AT A MOBILE NODE UTILIZING A NETWORK SELECTION LIST MAINTAINED THEREAT

摘要

Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating with which network of a group of wireless local area networks that a mobile node attempts to communicate. Network selection utilizes a network selection list. The network selection list is contained at a SIM card, or the like, if the SIM card is constructed in conformity with a 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) specification. Otherwise, if the card is a legacy card, the network selection list that is used is retrieved from an internal memory element of the mobile node.