System and method for managing sor information in ue

A user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the UE comprising:

• a universal subscriber identity module (USIM);
• and
• a mobile equipment (ME) comprising a processor configured to:
• receive steering of roaming (SoR) information including one of first type information and second type information from a network;
• identify whether the SoR information includes the first type information or the second type information;
• store information on combinations of a public land mobile network (PLMN) and an access technology included in the first type information in the ME, in case the SoR information includes the first type information;
• and
• select a combination of the PLMN and the access technology, based on the information stored in the ME.

A method performed by an user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving steering of roaming (SoR) information including one of first type information and second type information from a network;
• identifying whether the SoR information includes first type information or second type information;
• storing information on combinations of a public land mobile network (PLMN) and an access technology included in the first type information in mobile equipment (ME), in case the SoR information includes the first type information;
• and
• selecting a combination of the PLMN and the access technology, based on the information stored in the ME.

A network in a communication system, the network comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor configured to transmit steering of roaming (SoR) information including one of first type information and second type information to a user equipment (UE),
• wherein information on combinations of a public land mobile network (PLMN) and an access technology included in the first type information is stored in a mobile equipment (ME) of the UE, in case the SoR information includes the first type information, and
• wherein a combination of the PLMN and the access technology is selected by the UE based on the information stored in the ME.