Controlling communication devices in a communication system
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsSeppo Olavi Hämäläinen, Rauli Juhani Parkkali, Haitao Tang
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Abstract
Access technology priority lists and related access list identifiers are maintained in a radio access system such that at least one access list identifier is associated with a plurality of access technology priority lists. Behavior of at least one communication device in the radio access system is controlled by selecting one of the access technology selection priority lists based on information (such as load conditions or quality of service class) regarding an access list identifier and the radio access system.
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A method for a radio access system, comprising
- maintaining access technology priority lists and related access list identifiers in a radio access system such that at least one access list identifier is associated with a plurality of access technology priority lists, the maintaining comprising grouping a plurality of radio access technology frequency selection priority indexes into groups, each group corresponding to an individual segment and comprising multiple indexes, and wherein the at least one access list identifier comprises one of the segments,
- selecting for at least one communication device one of the access technology selection priority lists based on information regarding an access list identifier and the radio access system, the selecting comprising selecting a segment based on a first control feature and selecting one of the indexes in the group corresponding to the selected segment based on a second control feature, and
- controlling behavior of the at least one communication device in the radio access system by signaling information corresponding to one or more results of the selecting to the at least one communication device to cause the at least one communication device to use the selected access technology priority list.
An apparatus for a radio access system, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- maintain access technology priority lists and related access list identifiers such that at least one access list identifier is associated with a plurality of access technology priority lists, the maintaining comprising grouping a plurality of radio access technology frequency selection priority indexes into groups, each group corresponding to an individual segment and comprising multiple indexes, and wherein the at least one access list identifier comprises one of the segments,
- selecting for at least one communication device one of the access technology selection priority lists based on information regarding an access list identifier and the radio access system, the selecting comprising selecting a segment based on a first control feature and selecting one of the indexes in the group corresponding to the selected segment based on a second control feature, and
- control behavior of the at least one communication device in the radio access system based by signaling information corresponding to one or more results of the selecting to the at least one communication device to cause the at least one communication device to use the selected access technology priority list.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code configured to cause an apparatus to perform, when the program code is run on the apparatus, operations comprising:
- maintaining access technology priority lists and related access list identifiers in a radio access system such that at least one access list identifier is associated with a plurality of access technology priority lists, the maintaining comprising grouping a plurality of radio access technology frequency selection priority indexes into groups, each group corresponding to an individual segment and comprising multiple indexes, and wherein the at least one access list identifier comprises one of the segments,
- selecting for at least one communication device one of the access technology selection priority lists based on information regarding an access list identifier and the radio access system, the selecting comprising selecting a segment based on a first control feature and selecting one of the indexes in the group corresponding to the selected segment based on a second control feature, and
- controlling behavior of the at least one communication device in the radio access system by signaling information corresponding to one or more results of the selecting to the at least one communication device to cause the at least one communication device to use the selected access technology priority list.
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