Patent ID: 9560585
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: using a set of information for a plurality of different access networks, said plurality of networks comprising at least one cellular network and at least one local wireless network to provide access network selection information to a user equipment for said plurality of said networks, wherein the network access selection information is provided in dependence on congestion of one of the at least one cellular network and the at least one wireless network, wherein network access selection information is to be used by the user equipment to select one of the plurality of networks, using a current set of access networks and corresponding priorities for the access networks, and the priorities are based on reducing or avoiding congestion in whichever one of the at least one cellular network or the at least one wireless network is congested; and causing said access network selection information to be provided to said user equipment, wherein said access network selection information allows said user equipment to select one of said plurality of networks and to access said selected network.