Patent ID: 9100815
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of registering a priority of physical-layer systems with an application server within a wireless communications system, comprising: registering an access terminal with each of a plurality of systems, each of the plurality of systems associated with a different physical-layer; obtaining contact information by which the access terminal can be contacted over each of the plurality of systems; determining a system prioritization of each of the plurality of systems for the access terminal; sending a registration message from the access terminal to the application server to register the access terminal with the application server that is configured to arbitrate communication sessions for the access terminal, wherein the registration message includes (i) the system prioritization and (ii) the contact information of each of the plurality of systems, wherein the contact information permits data sent over a system interface corresponding to one of the plurality of systems to be recognized by a corresponding system at a radio access network (RAN) and permits a corresponding system at the RAN to send data to the corresponding system interface at the access terminal; determining to update the system prioritization with the application server, wherein the determination to update the system prioritization is automatically performed by the access terminal in response to a triggering event related to at least one of the plurality of systems; and sending a supplemental registration message from the access terminal to the application server to re-register the access terminal with the application server by reporting to the application server an updated system prioritization.