Patent ID: 9603117
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for operating a wireless user equipment (UE) device, the method comprising: by the UE: sending a first query to a first server, wherein the first query provides location information for the UE indicating that the UE is at a first location, wherein the first query comprises a request for information identifying characteristics of cellular network infrastructure equipment in a region comprising the first location; receiving a first response to the first query from the first server, wherein the first response comprises information identifying characteristics of cellular network infrastructure equipment in a first region comprising the first location, wherein the first response further comprises information identifying the first region; identifying at least two of vendor, type, model, or version of cellular network infrastructure equipment in the first region based at least in part on the first response; selecting at least one behavior modification to implement when performing cellular communication with cellular network infrastructure equipment in the first region based at least in part on identifying at least two of vendor, type, model, or version of cellular network infrastructure equipment in the first region, wherein the at least one behavior modification comprises enabling workarounds for at least one identified interoperability issue specific to the cellular network infrastructure equipment; and performing cellular communication with cellular network infrastructure equipment in the first region, wherein the selected at least one behavior modification is implemented while performing the cellular communication with cellular network infrastructure equipment in the first region.