Patent ID: 9642009
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising: identifying, by a user equipment (UE), an access network as a candidate for connection, wherein the access network is outside of a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) of the UE, and wherein identifying the access network as a candidate for connection comprises: determining an availability of the access network for a connection by the UE as roaming user or as an unsubscribed user; determining whether the access network supports a local subscription establishment procedure; determining that the UE is authorized to initiate the local subscription establishment procedure with the access network; and establishing, by the UE through the local subscription establishment procedure with the access network, a local subscription based at least in part on determining that the access network supports the local subscription establishment procedure and determining that the UE is authorized to initiate the local subscription establishment procedure, wherein the local subscription is different from a home subscription with the HPLMN.