Systems, methods, and devices for steering an IEEE 802.11 station (STA) using a cloud server are disclosed herein. There may be a plurality of IEEE 802.11 access points (AP)s, where at least one AP of the plurality of APs operate at least a first virtual network. One or more APs of the plurality of APs may run a Client Steering Daemon (CSD) configured to perform unassociated STA monitoring that produces a log of data that may be sent to the cloud server on a regular or dynamic basis. The cloud server may receive the log data and transmit a signal to at least one of the APs of the plurality of APs to enable it to steer the STA between the first virtual network and a second virtual network.

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for public land mobile network (PLMN) rate control. According to an embodiment, a network function determines whether a value of PLMN rate control applicable to a terminal device has been changed. When determining that the value of PLMN rate control has been changed, the network function sends the changed value of PLMN rate control to the terminal device.

A control unit acquires, from a first wireless communication device that performs data communication of a first application via a first PLMN, information related to first communication including position information of the first wireless communication device, information for identifying a process of the first application, and information for identifying the first PLMN, acquires, from a second wireless communication device that performs data communication of a second application via a second PLMN, information related to second communication including position information of the second wireless communication device, information for identifying a process of the second application, and information for identifying the second PLMN, and determines execution of switching processing of switching the PLMN of one of the wireless communication devices to the PLMN of the other of the wireless communication devices based on the information related to the first communication and the information related to the second communication.

A control unit acquires, from a first wireless communication device that performs data communication of a first application via a first PLMN, information related to first communication including position information of the first wireless communication device, information for identifying a process of the first application, and information for identifying the first PLMN, acquires, from a second wireless communication device that performs data communication of a second application via a second PLMN, information related to second communication including position information of the second wireless communication device, information for identifying a process of the second application, and information for identifying the second PLMN, and determines execution of switching processing of switching the PLMN of one of the wireless communication devices to the PLMN of the other of the wireless communication devices based on the information related to the first communication and the information related to the second communication.

A first base station receives from a second base station, a handover request message comprising traffic pattern parameters of a wireless device. The traffic pattern parameters comprise a first traffic periodicity, a first timing offset, and a first message size. A handover request acknowledge message indicating at least one periodic resource configuration parameter determined based on the first traffic periodicity is sent to the second base station. A random access preamble associated with a handover of the wireless device is received from the wireless device. The first base station determines a resource block assignment based on the first message size. A control command is transmitted to the wireless device. The control command indicates: activation of radio resources associated with the at least one periodic resource configuration parameter; and the resource block assignment.

A network management system (NMS) is configured to control roaming in a wireless network using a variable mobility threshold. For a first wireless device associated with a current location, the NMS obtains at least one performance metric of a first wireless signal received by the first wireless device at the current location from a first AP of a plurality of APs, compares the at least one parameter of the first wireless signal to at least one performance metric of a second wireless signal received by at least one other wireless device at the current location from a second AP of the plurality of APs, and triggers a roaming operation of the first wireless device from the first AP to the second AP if the comparison satisfies a mobility threshold that varies based on the at least one performance metric of the first wireless signal.

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for implementing differentiated mobility schemes are provided. In an example, a communication device may be identified as being connected with a first base station. A selection criterion may be identified based upon a characteristic associated with the communication device. A mobility scheme may be selected from a set of mobility schemes based upon the selection criterion. One or more thresholds of the mobility scheme may be communicated to the communication device.

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for implementing differentiated mobility schemes are provided. In an example, a communication device may be identified as being connected with a first base station. A selection criterion may be identified based upon a characteristic associated with the communication device. A mobility scheme may be selected from a set of mobility schemes based upon the selection criterion. One or more thresholds of the mobility scheme may be communicated to the communication device.

It is provided a method, comprising supervising if a request to provide user plane connectivity for a user equipment via a second connection through a second anchor entity is received and if the user plane connectivity for the user equipment is provided via a first connection through a first anchor entity, wherein the first anchor entity and the second anchor entity are differently identified; creating the second connection if the request is received; inhibiting transmitting of user plane data on the second connection from creating the second connection until a predefined event happens if the user plane connectivity for the user equipment is provided via the first connection.

It is provided a method, comprising supervising if a request to provide user plane connectivity for a user equipment via a second connection through a second anchor entity is received and if the user plane connectivity for the user equipment is provided via a first connection through a first anchor entity, wherein the first anchor entity and the second anchor entity are differently identified; creating the second connection if the request is received; inhibiting transmitting of user plane data on the second connection from creating the second connection until a predefined event happens if the user plane connectivity for the user equipment is provided via the first connection.