Patent ID: 9648550
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A wireless local area network discovery and selection method, comprising: scanning wireless local area networks and acquiring a first wireless access point list, wherein the first wireless access point list comprises at least one wireless access point identifier and signal strength of each wireless access point in the at least one wireless access point identifier; sending a registration request to a wireless local area network discovery and selection device when packet switched data is initiated to a cellular network, wherein the registration request carries location information of a terminal and the first wireless access point list; receiving a notification message sent by the wireless local area network discovery and selection device, wherein the notification message carries access parameter information, wherein the access parameter information comprises an offload policy message and a second wireless access point list, wherein the second wireless access point list is acquired by the wireless local area network discovery and selection device by: selecting, according to the access parameter information, a target wireless access point, wherein selecting the target wireless access point according to the access parameter information comprises selecting, according to the offload policy message, the target wireless access point from the second wireless access point list, wherein the offload policy message is used to instruct to select a wireless access point with a highest signal strength, select a wireless access point with a smallest load, or select a wireless access point in a preset frequency band.