Patent ID: 9137654
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a wireless communication system comprising: receiving, from a wireless device, a request to establish a data communication session with an access node of a roaming network at a network node of a first network, wherein the request is received at the roaming network and transmitted to the network node of the first network; determining an approved status of the access node based on an access node identifier transmitted by the wireless device in the request to establish the data communication session, wherein the wireless device is configured to establish the data communication session over the roaming network when the access node of the roaming network has an approved status; determining a network condition of the first network and the roaming network based on a plurality of access nodes within a predetermined distance of a location of the wireless device; comparing the determined network condition of the first network to a threshold; updating the approved status of the access node to a denied status when the determined network condition of the first network exceeds the threshold; and denying the request to establish the data communication session over the roaming network and transmitting an identity of an alternate approved access node for establishing the data communication session with to the wireless device.