Patent ID: 8290485
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a roaming partner from potential roaming partners for wireless communications, comprising: determining priorities associated with at least two of the potential roaming partners; determining load values for the at least two roaming partners starting with the roaming partner having the highest determined priority, wherein the load value is determined by summing a number of wireless communication device identifiers included in a configuration message, wherein each wireless communication device identifier corresponds to a wireless communication device currently using a forward traffic channel for each of the at least two of the potential roaming partners; if only one of the at least two potential roaming partners has the lowest load value, then selecting the potential roaming partner having the lowest load value; and if not, then selecting the potential roaming partner having a highest priority from among the potential roaming partners that share the lowest load value.