Method and user equipment (UE) for selecting access network for routing data of the UE

A User Equipment (UE) for selecting an access network for routing data of the UE in a wireless communication network, the UE comprising:

• a communication interface;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing processor-executable instructions, which, on execution, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a trigger indicating a requirement of one or more network services,
• determine that the UE is registered on a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access network and a non-3GPP access network simultaneously,
• identify an availability of the one or more network services in the 3GPP access network and the non-3GPP access network, the identifying of the availability of the one or more network services including evaluating UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) rules of a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) associated with the 3GPP access network and a second PLMN associated with the non-3GPP access network, and
• perform one of:
• selecting one of, the 3GPP access network or the non-3GPP access network for routing data of the UE, based on the availability of the one or more network services, in one of, the 3GPP access network or the non-3GPP access network, or
• selecting one of, the 3GPP access network or the non-3GPP access network for routing data of the UE based on one or more network parameters, in response to the one or more network services being available in the 3GPP access network and the non-3GPP access network.