Patent ID: 8565187

Claim:
A wireless apparatus for performing a switchback to a first network, the wireless apparatus comprising: one or more first radios, coupled to one or more first communication links; one or more second radios, coupled to one or more second communication links with respect to the network; interface control, coupled to said one or more first and second radios, configured to select and execute communications over a specific one of said one or more second communication links following termination of a fallback session over one of said one or more first communication links, wherein radio access information is employed by said interface control to select said specific one of said one or more second communication links; and a processor, configured to receive, process, and provide to said interface control said radio access information, wherein said radio access information is received in a release order as part of termination of said fallback session, and wherein said release order comprises the radio access information contained in a last alternative technology information message.