Cell broadcast for smart traffic steering across radio technologies with improved radio efficiency

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9491678
APP PUB NO 20150065133A1
SERIAL NO

14018045

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Traffic associated with user equipment that are coupled to a first radio access network is steered to a second radio access network based on an adaptable signal strength criterion. The signal strength criterion is related to real-time network load conditions of the first radio access network and can be broadcasted from a serving access point to the user equipment. Moreover, the signal strength criterion facilitates steering, to the second radio network, traffic associated with user equipment that are located closer to a cell edge of the first radio access network before steering traffic associated with user equipment are located further away from the cell edge. In addition, based on the network congestion within the first radio access network, the signal strength criterion is modified to adjust the number of user equipment that are steered to the second radio network.

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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 Milton, US 240 3135
Cui, Zhi Sugar Hill, US 355 1947
Henderson, Thomas W Alpharetta, US 29 278
Spatafora, Vince Atlanta, US 3 27
Tong, Yonghui Alpharetta, US 61 376
Zelmer, Donald E Marietta, US 3 27

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