Mobile Terminal Network Selection for Shared MNC Environments
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Solution Overview
Problem
In a shared network environment, existing mobile terminal protocols fail to balance network loads and facilitate network sharing and merger between operators with different Mobile Network Codes (MNCs), leading to decreased utilization and poor user experiences, as users can only preferentially register on their home network, and modifying network parameters is costly and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal method that determines if the home network is shared by acquiring shared network configuration information, selecting an optimal shared network based on capability and priority, and performing a registration operation without modifying the network parameters, allowing users to access the strongest or highest-priority network, thereby balancing loads and improving user experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal searches for network according to current protocol, then the terminal can register on home network, but network sharing and merger cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal pre-stores a list of shared networks including MNCs from different operators before network selection. This preliminary configuration enables the terminal to recognize and select from multiple operator networks without real-time network modifications, resolving the contradiction between network sharing capability and selection flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal dynamically adjusts network selection priority based on stored shared network information. When a shared network is detected, the terminal can switch between different operators' networks according to signal quality and load conditions, achieving both network sharing and operational flexibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If network parameters are modified to enable network sharing, then network sharing can be implemented, but huge maintenance and repairing cost will be taken
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal autonomously manages network selection by storing shared network configurations locally. This self-service approach eliminates the need for network parameter modifications on the operator side, thereby avoiding huge maintenance and repairing costs while enabling network sharing
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal creates a local copy of shared network information including MNCs and selection priorities. This copying mechanism allows the terminal to access multiple operator networks without modifying the original network parameters, reducing maintenance burden on network operators
3Ease of operation
If the terminal preferentially selects home network, then registration is simplified, but network utilization rate decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal pre-configures shared network information with priority levels before selection. This allows the terminal to maintain simple registration procedures while automatically considering alternative networks, thereby improving network utilization without complicating the registration process
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal uses stored shared network information to provide feedback-driven network selection. When home network is unavailable or overloaded, the terminal automatically selects alternative shared networks based on pre-stored priorities, maintaining registration simplicity while improving overall network utilization
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AI summary
Disclosed is a method for a mobile terminal to select a network, including: acquiring shared network configuration information set in advance and determining, according to the shared network configuration information, whether a home network of a local SIM card is a shared network; when the home network of the local SIM card is a shared network, then selecting, from all shared networks, an optimal shared network and implementing a registration operation of the optimal shared network. Further disclosed accordingly is a mobile terminal. In the the disclosure, after it is determined that a home network of a local SIM card is a shared network, by using the method of selecting from all shared networks an optimal shared network on which a register access operation is performed, a user of a mobile terminal is enabled to select and access the optimal shared network in a shared network environment in the case that the network side is not modified, thus the objective of balancing network loads can be achieved, thereby improving user experiences of the mobile terminal.