Carrier-Directed Mobile Bearer Selection Across Wi-Fi and 5G
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile devices often default to Wi-Fi connectivity over 5G mmWave and 5G mid-band spectrum, even when these licensed spectrums provide superior user experiences, due to plan limitations or security concerns, leading to suboptimal network usage in venues with 5G capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows carriers to instruct mobile devices to prioritize 5G mmWave, 5G mid-band, or Wi-Fi based on user plans and network parameters, overriding default settings to ensure optimal connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile devices default to Wi-Fi connectivity, then ease of operation is improved, but network performance and reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device autonomously determines network selection by evaluating Wi-Fi and licensed spectrum availability, signal strengths, and user plan parameters without requiring manual user intervention or carrier instructions, thereby maintaining ease of operation while achieving optimal network performance
Solution Approach 2:
The device continuously monitors network conditions and dynamically adjusts network selection based on real-time feedback from both Wi-Fi and licensed spectrum networks, ensuring reliable connection to the superior network while maintaining automatic operation
2Device complexity
If mobile devices prefer Wi-Fi over 5G licensed spectrum, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The device automatically evaluates network parameters including signal strength and data throughput requirements against user plan permissions, making intelligent network selection decisions without requiring complex user configuration or manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The network selection mechanism dynamically adapts between Wi-Fi and licensed spectrum based on real-time network conditions, user plan parameters, and productivity requirements, allowing the device to switch networks optimally without fixed complexity
3Reliability
If carriers instruct mobile devices to prioritize 5G licensed spectrum, then network performance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device independently evaluates licensed spectrum and Wi-Fi network parameters and autonomously selects the optimal network based on user plan permissions, eliminating the need for external carrier instructions or complex device configuration mechanisms
4Ease of operation
If mobile devices use Wi-Fi in venues with 5G capabilities, then ease of operation is maintained, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device automatically detects available networks and selects the optimal one based on real-time evaluation of signal strength and user plan parameters, eliminating manual network selection and authentication delays while maintaining automatic operation
Solution Approach 2:
The device performs preliminary evaluation of both Wi-Fi and licensed spectrum networks before connection, identifying the optimal network in advance to prevent authentication delays and ensure immediate connection to the superior network
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of authenticating a mobile device; receiving a query from the mobile device for a bearer selection from a plurality of bearers; receiving network parameters associated with each bearer in the plurality of bearers; identifying a selected bearer in the plurality of bearers that should be used by the mobile device; and sending an instruction to the mobile device to use the selected bearer. Other embodiments are disclosed.