Patent ID: 9585066
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method, performed by a wireless access node, for enabling management of cellular connectivity of a wireless device, wherein the cellular connectivity relates to connectivity towards a radio network node, wherein the wireless device has Wi-Fi radio for access to the wireless access node and cellular radio for access to the radio network node, the method comprising: receiving, from the wireless device, a second message that is responsive to a first message that is sent to the wireless device, that indicates to the wireless access node availability of the cellular connectivity; managing the cellular connectivity based on the second message by determining whether the wireless device is to access either the wireless access node or the radio network node, wherein the second message is a WNM-Notification-response, a GAS initial response/comeback request including an ANQP query with a special query element, a Probe request message and/or an Association Request that comprises an indication of whether the wireless device can establish a cellular connection to the radio network node; and