Optimized Timer Value for Controlling Access Network Selection and Traffic Steering in 3GPP/WLAN Radio Interworking1

摘要

The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media regarding an optimized time-to-trigger for WLAN radio interworking. The present invention comprises defining, by a network element, a timer value indicating a time period during which rules for traffic management by a user equipment have to be fulfilled before the user equipment is allowed to start the traffic management, the traffic management including network selection of initiating a communication session in a communication network according to a first radio access technology and traffic steering of switching a communication session from the first communication network according to the first radio access technology to a second communication network according to a second radio access technology, wherein the timer value to be applied for network selection differs from the timer value applied for traffic steering, and transmitting, by the network element, the timer value to the user equipment.