Access method and system, user equipment, and network side device
An access method and system, a user equipment, and a network side device are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a user equipment, a first message that carries an identifier of a second network access point, where the second network access point can perform air interface offloading on a first network in which a user equipment is currently located; and when the first message carries identifiers of a plurality of second network access points, selecting, by the user equipment, one second network access point from the plurality of second network access points according to first auxiliary information, and accessing the selected second network access point. By adopting the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, an access delay can be effectively shortened, and access efficiency can improved, thereby effectively implementing offloading.
1. An access method comprising:
receiving, by a mobile device, from a network side device, identifiers of a plurality of network access points in a second network,
wherein each of the network access points is capable of performing air interface offloading with a first network in which the mobile device is currently located, and
wherein the identifiers of the plurality of network access points are derived by the network side device based on at least load and position information in association with each network access point;
selecting, by the mobile device, one of the plurality of network access points; and
receiving, by the mobile device, data from the selected network access point and the first network.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on one of:
position information in association with the mobile device,
signal quality information in association with each network access point, or position information in association with the mobile device and signal quality information in association with each network access point.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the mobile device, at least the load information of each network access point, wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least the position information of each network access point.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first network is a 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mobile communication network, and a second network is a non-3GPP mobile communication network; or
the first network is a non-3GPP mobile communication network, and the second network is a short distance wireless communication network; or
the first network is a 3GPP mobile communication network, and the second network is a short distance wireless communication network;
wherein the 3GPP mobile communication network comprises a global mobile communication (GSM), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), time division-synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA), or long term evolution (LTE) network, the non-3GPP mobile communication network comprises worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WIMAX) or code division multiple access (CDMA) 2000, and the short distance wireless communication network comprises a wireless local area network (WLAN), infrared, Bluetooth, or Zigbee.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein when the second network is a WLAN, the identifiers of the plurality of network access points comprise any one or a combination of the following: a basic service set identifier (BSSID) of the second network access point and a media access control (MAC) layer address of the second network access point.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the mobile device, at least the load information of each network access point, wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least the load information of each network access point.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the mobile device, at least the load information of each network access point, wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least the position information of the mobile device.
8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the mobile device, at least the load information of each network access point, wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least signal quality information of each network access point.
9. A mobile device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a network side device, identifiers of a plurality of network access points in a second network,
wherein each of the network access points is capable of performing air interface offloading with a first network in which the mobile device is currently located, and
wherein the identifiers of a plurality of network access points are derived by the network side device based on at least load and position information in association with each network access point;
selecting, by the mobile device, one of the plurality of network access points; and
receiving data from the selected network access point and the first network.
10. The mobile device according to claim 9 , wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on one of:
position information in association with the mobile device,
signal quality information in association with each network access point or,
position information in association with the mobile device and signal quality information in association with each network access point.
11. The mobile device according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further include:
receiving, by the mobile device, the position information of each network access point and/or the load information of each network access point,
wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least one of:
the position information of each network access point,
the load information of each network access point,
position information of the mobile device, or
signal quality information of each network access point.
12. A system of chipset for a mobile device configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored in a memory of the mobile device and enable the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a network side device, identifiers of a plurality of network access points in a second network,
wherein each of the network access points is capable of performing air interface offloading with a first network in which the mobile device is currently located, and
wherein the identifiers of a plurality of network access points are derived by the network side device based on at least load and position information in association with each network access point;
selecting, by the mobile device, one of the second network access point from the plurality of second network access points; and
receiving, by the mobile device, data from the selected network access point and the first network.
13. The system of chipset according to claim 12 , wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on one of:
position information in association with the mobile device,
signal quality information in association with each network access point or,
position information in association with the mobile device and signal quality information in association with each network access point.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions for a mobile device that, when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor of the mobile device, enables the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a network side device, identifiers of a plurality of network access points in a second network,
wherein each of the network access points is capable of performing air interface offloading with a first network in which the mobile device is currently located, and
wherein the identifiers of a plurality of network access points are derived by a network side device based on at least load and position information in association with each network access point;
selecting, by the mobile device, one of the plurality of network access points; and
receiving, by the mobile device, data from the selected network access point and the first network.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on one of:
position information in association with the mobile device,
signal quality information in association with each network access point or,
position information in association with the mobile device and signal quality information in association with each network access point.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein when the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor of the mobile device, enabling the mobile device to further perform operations comprising:
receiving the position information of each network access point and/or the load information of each network access point, wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least the position information of each network access point.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein when the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor of the mobile device, enabling the mobile device to further perform operations comprising:
receiving the position information of each network access point and/or the load information of each network access point, wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least the load information of each network access point.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein when the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor of the mobile device, enabling the mobile device to further perform operations comprising:
receiving the position information of each network access point and/or the load information of each network access point, wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least position information of the mobile device.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein when the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor of the mobile device, enabling the mobile device to further perform operations comprising:
receiving the position information of each network access point and/or the load information of each network access point, wherein selecting one of the plurality of network access points is based on at least signal quality information of each network access point.