Patent ID: 7616928
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying a radio link of a terminal device to a wireless communication system, the method comprising the following steps: a) determining values of parameters of n≧2 radio links, whereby the parameters of each radio link are suitable to quantify at least an aspect of the quality of service of this radio link, the parameters (QoS parameters) being generic QoS parameters usable by different radio access technologies, b) calculating, for each radio link, a value of a metric with the associated determined QoS parameters, whereby the value of the metric defines the overall quality of service of the corresponding radio link, c) identifying one of the n≧2 radio links (best radio link) as being the radio link offering the best quality of service by comparing the n≧2 values of the metric calculated in step b), wherein determining values of generic QoS parameters is done by measuring and/or estimating them, or measuring and/or estimating QoS parameters specific to a radio access technology, and mapping the obtained values into generic QoS parameters.