Systems and methods for automatic selection of an optimal available data bearer

A mobile station that automatically selects an available data bearer for a data call over a wireless network, comprising:

• an application layer, comprising:
• a memory, comprising:
• a table for storing a list of data bearers;
• and
• program instructions;
• and
• a controller for invoking program instructions stored in the memory in response to initiation of a data call, the program instructions causing the controller to:
• generate a session request;
• transmit the session request to the wireless network;
• receive a session status message from the wireless network, the session status message indicating whether the session requested was successfully established;
• and
• if the session requested was not successfully established, generate and transmit a new session request, the new session request indicating an alternate data bearer for the data call;
• and
• a device layer, comprising:
• a user interface, comprising:
• an input device for receiving commands from a user of the mobile station;
• and
• an output device for communicating information regarding the status of the session request to the user of the mobile station;
• a transmitter for sending session requests to the wireless network;
• and
• a receiver for receiving the session status message.

A mobile station that automatically selects an available data bearer for a data call over a wireless network, comprising:

• an application layer, comprising:
• a memory, comprising:
• a table for storing a list of data bearers;
• and
• program instructions;
• and
• a controller for invoking program instructions stored in the memory in response to initiation of a data call, the program instructions causing the controller to:
• generate a session request;
• transmit the session request to the wireless network;
• receive a session status message from the wireless network, the session status message indicating whether the session requested was successfully established;
• and
• if the session requested was not successfully established, generate and transmit a new session request, the new session request indicating an alternate data bearer for the data call;
• and
• a device layer, comprising;
• a transmitter for sending session requests to the wireless network;
• and
• a receiver for receiving the session status message.

A method performed by a mobile station for automatically selecting an available data bearer for a data call over a wireless network, comprising:

• initiating a data call sequence;
• in response to initiating the data call sequence, invoking program instructions stored in a memory element of the mobile station, the program instructions causing the mobile station to;
• generate a session request identifying an initial data bearer for establishment of the data call;
• transmit the session request to the wireless network;
• receive a session status message from the wireless network, the session status message indicating whether the session requested was successfully established;
• communicate information regarding the status of the session request to the user of the mobile station via an output device integral to the mobile station;
• and
• if the session requested was not successfully established, automatically generate and transmit a new session request, the new session request identifying an alternate data bearer for the data call.