Systems and methods for network discovery and selection using contextual information

A communication method, comprising:

• receiving an offloading framework via a first communication network, the offloading framework defining one or more communication parameters;
• determining operational information of a communication device configured to operate in the first communication network;
• and
• offloading communications from the first communication network to a second communication network based on a comparison of the operational information and the one or more communication parameters of the offloading framework.

A communication device, comprising:

• a first transceiver configured to communicate with a first communication network;
• a second transceiver configured to communicate with a second communication network;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) framework via the first communication network, the ANDSF framework including a movement parameter, a signal quality parameter, a connection duration parameter, a data rate parameter, and a quality of service (QoS) parameter;
• and
• offload communications from the first communication network to the second communication network based on the parameters included in the ANDSF framework.