Method of updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information

1. A method of updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information for a communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information during a handover procedure, an area update procedure, or an attach procedure;

wherein updating the network detection and selection information and traffic routing information during the area update procedure comprises:

transmitting a service region change request message to an access node of the wireless communication system, wherein the service region change request message contains a request message to an anchor node of the wireless communication system;

receiving a service region change accept message including the network detection and selection information and traffic routing information from the access node, wherein the service region change accept message includes parameters of RAN assistance information/RAN rules and a response message from the anchor node; and

updating the parameters of the RAN assistance information/RAN rules.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RAN assistance information includes one or more parameters or one or more values each corresponding to a specific parameter or one or more RAN rules, and the RAN rules are given by the access node by way of access stratum messages and the RAN rules reflect part of access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) rules obtained from a server node of the wireless communication system.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

storing the RAN rules and RAN assistance information.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

applying the at least a value for the RAN rules and RAN assistance information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RAN assistance information includes one or more parameters or one or more values each corresponding to a specific parameter or one or more RAN rules, and the RAN rules are given by the access node by way of access stratum messages and the RAN rules reflect part of access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) rules obtained from a server node of the wireless communication system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the network detection and selection information and traffic routing information during the handover procedure comprises:

during the handover procedure for handover from a source network to a target network of the wireless communication system, receiving a network change command including the network detection and selection information and traffic routing information, from the source network.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the network change command is a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration.

8. A method of updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information for a network in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information during a handover procedure, an area update procedure, or an attach procedure;

wherein the updating step comprises:

receiving a service region request message from a communication device of the wireless communication system; and

transmitting a service region change accept message including the network detection and selection information and traffic routing information of the area update procedure, to the communication device, wherein the service region change accept message includes parameters of RAN assistance information/RAN rules.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the RAN assistance information includes parameters or values each corresponding to a parameter or RAN rules, and the RAN rules are given by the access node by way of access stratum messages and the RAN rules reflect part of access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) rules obtained from a server node of the wireless communication system.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the RAN assistance information including parameters that are identified by numbers and values each corresponding to a parameter and zero or more RAN rules that are identified by numbers.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the RAN assistance information includes parameters or values each corresponding to a parameter or RAN rules, and the RAN rules are given by the access node by way of access stratum messages and the RAN rules reflect part of access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) rules obtained from a server node of the wireless communication system.

12. A method of updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information for a communication device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information during a handover procedure, an area update procedure, or an attach procedure;

wherein updating the network detection and selection information and traffic routing information during the attach procedure comprises:

transmitting a contact request message to an access node of the wireless communication system, wherein the contact request message contains a request message to an anchor node of the wireless communication system;

receiving a connection reconfiguration message including the network detection and selection information from the access node, wherein the connection reconfiguration message includes parameters of RAN assistance information/RAN rules and a response message from the anchor node; and

updating the parameters of the RAN assistance information/RAN rules.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the RAN assistance information includes parameters or values each corresponding to a parameter or RAN rules, and the RAN rules are given by the access node by way of access stratum messages and the RAN rules reflect part of access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) rules obtained from a server node of the wireless communication system.

14. A method of updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information for a network in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

updating network detection and selection information and traffic routing information during a handover procedure, an area update procedure, or an attach procedure;

wherein the updating step comprises:

receiving a contact request message from a communication device of the wireless communication system; and

transmitting a connection reconfiguration message including the network detection and selection information and traffic routing information of the attach procedure, to the communication device, wherein the connection reconfiguration message includes parameters of RAN assistance information/RAN rules.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the RAN assistance information includes parameters or values each corresponding to a parameter or RAN rules, and the RAN rules are given by the access node by way of access stratum messages and the RAN rules reflect part of access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) rules obtained from a server node of the wireless communication system.