Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a terminal device
AssigneeGuangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
InventorsMattias Bergström, Henrik Enbuske
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Abstract
According to one aspect there is provided a method in an apparatus in a first network operating according to a first radio access technology, RAT, the method comprising evaluating parameters and/or rules for a terminal device as part of an access network selection, traffic steering and/or traffic aggregation procedure between the first network and a second network operating according to a second RAT; starting a timer if the parameters and/or rules are satisfied; and adjusting the operation of the timer in the event that a change or potential change to the parameters and/or rules occurs prior to expiry of the timer.
Claims36
A method in an apparatus in a first network operating according to a first radio access technology, RAT, the method comprising:
- evaluating parameters and/or rules for a terminal device as part of an access network selection, traffic steering and/or traffic aggregation procedure between the first network and a second network operating according to a second RAT;
- starting a timer if the parameters and/or rules are satisfied, wherein the access network selection, traffic steering and/or traffic aggregation procedure is performed upon expiry of the timer;
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- adjusting the operation of the timer in the event that a change or potential change to the parameters and/or rules occurs prior to expiry of the timer and while the timer is running.
An apparatus for use in a first network operating according to a first radio access technology, RAT, the apparatus being adapted to:
- evaluate parameters and/or rules for a terminal device as part of an access network selection, traffic steering and/or traffic aggregation procedure between the first network and a second network operating according to a second RAT;
- start a timer if the parameters and/or rules are satisfied, wherein the access network selection, traffic steering and/or traffic aggregation procedure is performed upon expiry of the timer;
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- adjust the operation of the timer in the event that a change or potential change to the parameters and/or rules occurs prior to expiry of the timer and while the timer is running.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.