Device aware selective roaming for mobile devices
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsVishal S. DESAI, Jerome HENRY, Amir H. KAMALIZAD
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Abstract
Embodiments for selective optimized roaming include receiving an indication that a connected device is at a cell edge of a first network. When an alternate access point cannot provide an alternate connection for the connected device, connections to other networks are assessed. This assessment includes receiving radio frequency (RF) signals for a second network and determining, from received RF signals, that the second network provides a better network connection. When the second network can provide a better network connection the connection to the first network is terminated.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a network controller of a first network and via a first network connection, an indication that a connected device is at a cell edge of the first network;
- determining, at the network controller and from received radio frequency (RF) signals for a second network, that the second network can provide a second network connection for the connected device;
- and
- transmitting a first network disassociation signal to the connected device which terminates the first network connection.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory comprising instructions which, when executed on the processor, performs an operation for selective optimized roaming, the operation comprising:
- receiving, at a network controller of a first network and via a first network connection, an indication that a connected device is at a cell edge of the first network;
- determining, at the network controller and from received radio frequency (RF) signals for a second network, that the second network can provide a second network connection for the connected device;
- and
- transmitting a first network disassociation signal to the connected device which terminates the first network connection.
A computer program product for selective optimized roaming, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium program having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to perform an operation comprising:
- receiving, at a network controller of a first network and via a first network connection, an indication that a connected device is at a cell edge of the first network;
- determining, at the network controller and from received radio frequency (RF) signals for a second network, that the second network can provide a second network connection for the connected device;
- and
- transmitting a first network disassociation signal to the connected device which terminates the first network connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.