Configurations are described for maintaining a continuity and quality of wireless signal connection between a mobile device and systems accessible through the internet. In particular, configurations are disclosed to address the challenge of a mobile device that moves through a physical environment wherein the best wireless connectivity performance is achieved by switching between available connection sources and constantly evaluating a primary connection with other available connections that may be switched in to become a new primary connection. The mobile device may be self-propelled or carried by some other mobilizing means.

Described herein are systems and methods for allowing seamless switchover from one radio access provider to another while traveling. A carrier component, such as a widget, can be embedded in the website operated by a travel agency, and when a traveler makes a travel reservation, the carrier component can send travel information to servers operated by the radio access provider. The radio access provider may retrieve a customer profile associated with the traveler and configure the wireless communication device or the account services associated with the traveler to maintain uninterrupted voice and/or data coverage for the wireless device while traveling.

A method for automatically switching between a mobile network and a local area network based on practical situations of both networks, whereby the switch does affect the online experience. For a switch from a mobile network to a local area network, wherein the network device is access to the mobile network, the switch is activated when data buffering meets requirements and a stable local area network signal is available, and then the network device is switched into the local area network. For a switch from a local area network to a mobile network, wherein the network device is access to the local area network, the switch is activated when data buffering meets requirements and the local area network is unstable, and then the network device is switched into the mobile network. The method ensures the watching experience of the user on the premise that the expenses are appropriately reduced.

Disclosed are a method for processing a loss of access wherein a first network entity of a first network determines, from a measurement report of a terminal operating by SCM or TSCM, a loss of access of the terminal to the first network, and notifies a second network entity of the loss of access, and a method for processing a loss of access wherein, when the loss of access of the terminal is received, the second network entity processes the loss of access according to whether a condition for dropping a loss of access is satisfied.

Embodiments for selective optimized roaming include receiving an indication that a connected device is at a cell edge of a first network. When an alternate access point cannot provide an alternate connection for the connected device, connections to other networks are assessed. This assessment includes receiving radio frequency (RF) signals for a second network and determining, from received RF signals, that the second network provides a better network connection. When the second network can provide a better network connection the connection to the first network is terminated.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for transmitting periodic channel state information having large payload sizes. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Various types of communication may switch from an unlicensed spectrum to a licensed spectrum. MiCr communication may be synchronized based on transmission time intervals (TTIs), which may improve the duration required to switch between bands. A MiCr system may transmit a signal to temporarily suspend other traffic in a licensed band so that MiCr communication may occur. For example, an apparatus may be configured to determine synchronization between a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT based on transmission time intervals associated with the first RAT and transmission time intervals associated with the second RAT, switch from the first RAT to the second RAT after the determined synchronization between the first RAT the second RAT; and transmit, during a TTI associated with the second RAT, a first packet using the second RAT based on the switch from the first RAT to the second RAT.

A GSM, UMTS or LTE mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations, and further includes one or more additional access points. An access point may be connected to the network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a base station. Arrangements are disclosed which allow the network to restrict access to the network via these access points whilst also minimizing signaling requirements. The access points may be excluded from traditional Tracking Areas, but associated therewith by a network controller in a mapping in order to notify authorized mobile terminals of the Access Point's existence.

The present disclosure relates to user equipment (20) mobility between a first radio access network (11) arranged to operate according to a first radio access technology and a second radio access network (12) arranged to operate according to a second radio access technology. A user equipment (20) connected to the first radio access network (11) retrieves information associated with an anonymized temporary identifier assigned to the user equipment (20) by a radio access node (30) in the first radio access network (11), stores the information in the user equipment (20) and presents the temporary identifier to a radio access point (40) of the second radio access network, when seeking to connect.

An information terminal transmits information relating to user authentication to an image processing apparatus via short-range wireless communication. The image processing apparatus performs processing for the user authentication using the received information, and transitions to a status where a function of the image processing apparatus is used via an operation unit upon condition that the user authentication has succeeded. The information terminal transmits data to be used in any one of individual functions included in the image processing apparatus to the image processing apparatus based on receipt of information indicating successful user authentication from the image processing apparatus. After receiving the data from the information terminal, the image processing apparatus uses the received data as a setting of the function of the image processing apparatus that corresponds to the data.