Method for adaptively switching the network connection of slave devices by scenario detection

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are provided for adaptively switching network connections based on scenario detection for slave mobile devices. In one embodiment, the slave mobile device monitors a plurality of sensor inputs and one or more high-layer configuration in a wide area wireless network, wherein the mobile device is configured with capabilities to keep communication to the wide area wireless network through a master device of a corresponding local connection network, generates a scenario indication based on a scenario matrix of the plurality of sensor inputs and the one or more high-layer configuration, and between the wide area wireless network and the local connection network upon determining a switch trigger based on the scenario indication and one or more lower-layer reports. In one embodiment, each indicated scenario is determined based on one or more factors including the one or more sensor inputs and the one or more high-layer configuration.

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