Patent ID: 11950266
Assignee: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A messaging method, comprising:
gaining Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity by a user equipment (UE) device with respect to a network node disposed in a network environment that is comprised of a wireless access network (AN) space operable to be coupled to a wide area cellular network (WACN) space, wherein the WACN space includes one or more WACNs, wherein the network node is configured to provide access to the one or more WACNs for the UE device, wherein the network node comprises a default network controller whose information is stored in the UE device, wherein the network node comprises a generic access network controller (GANC), and wherein the GANC is a default GANC whose information is stored in the UE device;
sending a message by the UE device towards the network node, wherein the message comprises location information associated with the UE device and at least one information element pertaining to AN services required by the UE device, wherein the message is initiated towards the network node;
receiving, at the UE device from the network node, a response message comprising a list of available WACNs based on the location information associated with the UE device and the AN services required by the UE;
selecting, by the UE device, a WACN from the list of available WACNs; and
storing a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) in the UE device, the FQDN for facilitating a Domain Name Query (DNS) with respect to an IP address for the purposes of gaining IP connectivity by the UE to the WACN.