Patent ID: 9485235
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling network communications, the method comprising: transmitting, from a first access point associated with a first radio access technology to a wireless device, a first message including a first set of permissions to access a network via a second access point associated with a second radio access technology; identifying a change in at least one of a network characteristic of the second access point or information associated with the wireless device access of the second access point; generating a second set of access permissions to access the network via the second access point associated with the second radio access technology based on identifying the change in at least one of the network characteristic of the second access point or information associated with the wireless device access of the second access point; and transmitting, from the first access point to the wireless device, a second message including the second set of permissions to access the network via the second access point associated with the second radio access technology, wherein each permission of the second set of permissions is associated with at least one of a plurality of classes of devices and includes one or more available radio access technologies including at least the second radio access technology for accessing the second access point by each of the at least one of the plurality of classes of devices and a randomization metric indicative of a probability of initiating hand-off to a respective radio access technology of the one or more available radio access technologies by a respective wireless device of the at least one of the plurality of classes of devices.