Profiling rogue access points

A mobile communication device, comprising:

• a memory;
• a radio frequency (RF) resource supporting a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT;
• and
• a modem coupled to the RF resource, the modem configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• establishing a first level of communications with an available network access point over a local area network using the second RAT;
• obtaining from the available network access point a first set of observed parameters of the available network access point through the first level of communications;
• determining whether the first set of observed parameters of the available network access point matches a stored profile of a network access point;
• and
• establishing a second level of communications with the available network access point over the local area network using the second RAT in response to determining that the first set of observed parameters matches the stored profile of the network access point.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a modem of a mobile communication device to perform operations comprising:

• establishing a first level of communications with an available network access point over a local area network using a radio access technology (RAT);
• obtaining from the available network access point a first set of observed parameters of the available network access point through the first level of communications;
• determining whether the first set of observed parameters of the available network access point matches a stored profile of a network access point;
• and
• establishing a second level of communications with the available network access point over the local area network using the RAT in response to determining that the first set of observed parameters matches the stored profile of the network access point.

A mobile communication device, comprising:

• means for establishing a first level of communications with an available network access point over a local area network using a radio access technology (RAT);
• means for obtaining from the available network access point a first set of observed parameters of the available network access point through the first level of communications;
• means for determining whether the first set of observed parameters of the available network access point matches a stored profile of a network access point;
• and
• means for establishing a second level of communications with the available network access point over the local area network using the RAT in response to determining that the first set of observed parameters matches the stored profile of the network access point.