Toll path routing protocol

An apparatus for accessing a network for wireless communications, the apparatus comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit a service request for a communication service, wherein the service request comprises at least one of a requested data rate term or a requested reliability term;
• a receiver configured to receive a plurality of offers in response to the service request, each offer associated with a communication service connection to a network access point, wherein each offer comprises a price a user would pay for the communication service connection;
• and
• an offer selector configured to select one of the offers based on a service metric, the service metric being a function of at least the price the user would pay for each of the respective communication service connections, a transmission power associated with each of the respective communication service connections, and a price factor associated with an effect each of the respective communication service connections has on battery life of a user equipment battery.

An apparatus for accessing a network for wireless communications, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors configured for:
• transmitting a service request for a communication service, wherein the service request comprises at least one of a requested data rate term or a requested reliability term;
• receiving a plurality of offers in response to the service request, each offer associated with a communication service connection to a network access point, wherein each offer comprises a price a user would pay for the communication service connection;
• and
• selecting one of the offers based on a service metric, the service metric being a function of at least the price the user would pay for each of the respective communication service connections, a transmission power associated with each of the respective communication service connections, and a price factor associated with an effect each of the respective communication service connections has on battery life of a user equipment battery;
• and
• memory coupled to the one or more processors.

A computer-program product for accessing a network for wireless communications, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors and the instructions comprising:

• instructions for transmitting a service request for a communication service, wherein the service request comprises at least one of a requested data rate term or a requested reliability term;
• instructions for receiving a plurality of offers in response to the service request, each offer associated with a communication service connection to a network access point, wherein each offer comprises a price a user would pay for the communication service connection;
• and
• instructions for selecting one of the offers based on a service metric, the service metric being a function of at least the price the user would pay for each of the respective communication service connections, a transmission power associated with each of the respective communication service connections, and a price factor associated with an effect each of the respective communication service connections has on battery life of a user equipment battery.