Traffic steering across radio access technologies and radio frequencies utilizing cell broadcast messages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9467896
APP PUB NO 20140162626A1
SERIAL NO

13707531

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Concepts and technologies are described herein for traffic steering across radio access technologies and radio frequencies utilizing cell broadcast messages. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a base station can collect load information of the base station. The base station can also generate a cell broadcast message that includes the load information. The base station can also send the cell broadcast message to a target mobile device. The target mobile device can be configured to determine, based at least in part upon the load information, which radio access network of a plurality of radio access networks to connect to.

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  • AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.;AT&T MOBILITY II LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brisebois, Arthur Richard Cumming, US 150 2782
Chen, Ye Sandy Springs, US 239 3131
Cui, Zhi Sugar Hill, US 353 1943
Tong, Yonghui Alpharetta, US 61 375

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