Patent ID: 9713085
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method comprising: determining, by a network selection device, that a user device is located within a first wireless coverage area of a first network access device and a second wireless coverage area of a second network access device, the first wireless coverage area being larger than the second wireless coverage area and the first network access device and the second network access device operating in different frequency bands; determining, by the network selection device, that a communication between the user device and the first network access device should be transferred from the first network access device to the second network access device that is in an idle state; outputting, by the network selection device and while the second network access device is in the idle state, an instruction to cause the second network access device to exit the idle state, enter an active state, and communicate with the user device, the network selection device being external to the second network access device and the user device; determining, by the network selection device, that the second network access device is unused or underutilized; and outputting, by the network selection device, and based on determining that the second network access device is unused or underutilized, an instruction to cause the second network access device to exit the active state and reenter the idle state.