Patent ID: 6799038
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method of selecting a wireless communication network each having one or more base transceiver stations, comprising:receiving a first signal from a first base transceiver station of a first wireless communication network, wherein the first signal is indicative of one or more communication service types offered by the first wireless communication network, wherein the first wireless communication network is a public land mobile network (PLMN); receiving a second signal from a second base transceiver station of a second wireless communication network, wherein the second signal is indicative of one or more communication service types offered by the second wireless communication network, wherein the second wireless communication network is a public land mobile network (PLMN), the first and second signals received during a public land mobile network discovery initiated by a mobile station, and selecting one of the first and second wireless communication networks based at least in part on a degree of match that provides the closest match between the offered communication service types and communication service types required by the mobile station.