Patent ID: 8750203
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling data transfer between a mobile device and a mobile telecommunications network, comprising: receiving a service request requiring a data transfer between the mobile device and the mobile telecommunications network; determining at least one parameter requirement relating to the service request from a predefined parameter profile, the at least one parameter requirement including a network/bearer type requirement relating to one or more network/bearer types suitable for the service request, the one or more suitable network bearer types chosen from a plurality of possible network bearer types, including at least a 2G network/bearer and a 3G network/bearer; determining one or more available network/bearer types currently available to the mobile terminal; comparing the one or more available network/bearer types with the network bearer type requirement; and using the comparison to control a timing of the data transfer, such that the data transfer is performed when at least one of the one or more available network/bearer types meets the network/bearer type requirement.