Patent ID: 8509801

Claim:
In a mobile communication network, a method for providing an extended global service redirection message (EGSRDM), said method comprising: generating the EGSRDM with a plurality of standard fields; adding a first set of fields that defines the EGSRDM as a multiple-record EGSRDM; encoding a plurality of band class records within the EGSRDM, said band class records corresponding to respective band classes and each band class record comprising an associated P_Rev value, a list of frequencies supported by the corresponding band class, and an ACCOLC; subsequently placing said multiple-record EGSRDM within an overhead message being broadcast into the network, wherein said multiple-record EGSRDM is designed to trigger a particular frequency selection mechanism at a mobile station that receives the multiple-record EGSRDM; allocating band class records for inclusion within the EGSRDM based on an analysis of network load conditions; and providing within each band class record particular frequencies that have relatively more available bandwidth among all frequencies supported by the particular band class.