Patent ID: 9629161
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a network device, a geographic configuration for a mobile station, wherein the geographic configuration (a) is for a geographic area and (b) identifies a plurality of wireless carriers providing wireless services within the geographic area; receiving, from the network device, a station-type configuration (a) specifying criteria in which the mobile station is to switch from using at least one primary wireless carrier identified in the geographic configuration to at least one secondary wireless carrier identified in the geographic configuration, and (b) specifying information identifying the manner in which the mobile station is designated to react to one or more wireless service issues; identifying a primary wireless carrier, indicated in the received geographic configuration, associated with the geographic area from the plurality of wireless carriers; and after initiating a session with the primary wireless carrier, terminating the session with the primary wireless carrier based in part on the specified information of the station-type configuration.