Multi-Carrier Access Management via Geographic Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication infrastructures are limited in their ability to seamlessly transition mobile stations between multiple carriers and technologies across different geographic areas, based on factors like network costs and availability, leading to suboptimal service coverage and reliability.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing access of mobile stations to multiple wireless carriers, involving geographic configuration, identification of primary and secondary carriers, session initiation and termination, and adaptive switching between carriers based on location and service availability, utilizing a central system and mobile station with integrated communication protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If limited roaming is implemented with common wireless technologies, then basic connectivity is maintained, but service reliability and coverage are suboptimal when transitioning between multiple carriers and technologies
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables a mobile station to access multiple wireless carriers using different wireless technologies (e.g., GSM, CDMA, LTE) through a unified access method. The mobile station is configured with multiple wireless access technology identifiers and can selectively access different carriers based on geographic location and service conditions, making the system universally compatible across multiple technologies and carriers rather than being limited to a single technology.
2Reliability
If multiple wireless carriers are accessed with adaptive switching, then service coverage and reliability improve, but system complexity increases due to geographic configuration and session management
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary configuration by pre-defining geographic areas and associating each area with specific wireless carriers and technologies before the mobile station needs to access them. The mobile station receives configuration information containing geographic area identifiers and wireless access technology identifiers in advance, so when the station moves into a configured geographic area, it can immediately access the appropriate carrier without complex real-time decision-making, thereby reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a configuration information structure as an intermediary that mediates between the mobile station and multiple wireless carriers. This configuration information contains geographic area identifiers, wireless access technology identifiers, and session management data, serving as a pre-processed lookup table that simplifies the access decision process. The mobile station only needs to match its current location against the configured geographic areas rather than evaluating multiple carriers in real-time.
3Stability of the object's composition
If sessions are maintained with primary wireless carriers, then connection stability is improved, but network costs increase and service availability may be reduced when primary carriers are unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic carrier selection where the mobile station maintains sessions with primary wireless carriers when available but can dynamically switch to secondary carriers based on real-time service conditions and geographic location. The configuration information enables the mobile station to identify alternative carriers in different geographic areas, allowing the system to adapt its composition from a static single-carrier approach to a dynamic multi-carrier approach that optimizes both stability and availability.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for managing access of mobile stations to a plurality of wireless carriers. For example, in one embodiment, a central system can provide configuration files to mobile stations. The mobile stations can use the configuration files to access a plurality of different wireless carriers, with the different wireless carriers potentially implementing distinct technologies and communication standards and protocols.