System and method for radio resource management in a communication system

A method for managing radio resources for providing wireless access to a communication system to a number of terminals, wherein the communication system comprises a first access network using a first access technology and at least one second access network using at least one second access technology different from the first access technology, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• receiving access relevant information from the first access network and the at least one second access network, wherein the received access relevant information comprises information extracted by sniffing messages sent within the first access network;
• comparing the received access relevant information extracted from messages sent within the first access network to access relevant information received from the at least one second access network;
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• determining which access network a terminal should access based on at least the comparison of the received access relevant information extracted from messages sent within the first access network to the access relevant information received from the at least one second access network.

A system for managing radio resources for providing wireless access to a communication system to a number of terminals, wherein the communication system comprises a first access network using a first access technology and at least one second access network using at least one second access technology different to the first access technology, wherein the system for managing radio resources comprises

• at least one listening agent arranged for:
• extracting access relevant information for at least the first access network by sniffing messages sent within at least the first access network;
• sending the access relevant information to an access selection manager, an access selection manager arranged for:
• comparing the received access relevant information extracted from the first access network to access relevant information received from the at least one second access network;
• determining which of the first access network and the at least one second access network a terminal should access based at least on the comparison of the access relevant information extracted from the first access network to the access relevant information received from the at least one second access network.