Method and device for network selection in multiple access technologies

A wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:

• a processor operably coupled to a memory and a transceiver;
• a logic module for storing network information in a database structure on said wireless user equipment device, said network information containing a plurality of network entries arranged by radio access technology, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of the network entries comprise both a radio access network (RAN) identification code and a core network (CN) identification code associated therewith and having a priority within the radio access technology and further wherein a first network entry of the plurality of network entries comprises a CN identification code associated with two or more RAN identification codes and RANs represented by the two or more RAN identification codes operate in at least two different radio access technologies;
• a logic module for determining a currently preferred order of access technologies;
• and
• a logic module for selecting a network entry according to the currently preferred order of radio access technologies and the priority of network entries within the radio access technologies;
• wherein the logic modules are embodied in any of hardware, firmware and software stored in the memory.