US 11,937,312 B2
Connecting to a packet data network (PDN) based on priority
Jeremy Nacer, Denville, NJ (US); Nanjun Qian, Princeton, NJ (US); Stephane Chaysinh, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); and David G. Greiner, New Hyde Park, NY (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/050,088.
Application 18/050,088 is a continuation of application No. 16/948,982, filed on Oct. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,503,654.
Application 16/948,982 is a continuation of application No. 16/205,022, filed on Nov. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,820,357, issued on Oct. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0199864 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 72/56 (2023.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [H04W 72/56 (2023.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a device that has established a first connection to a first packet data network (PDN), a message to initiate a second connection to a second PDN;
determining, by the device and based on a PDN priority list, that a priority of the second PDN is higher than a priority of the first PDN based on a comparison of the priority of the second PDN and the priority of the first PDN,
wherein the PDN priority list identifies a plurality of PDNs, including the first PDN and the second PDN, and a respective preference level and a corresponding time limit, associated with a respective run time, for each of the plurality of PDNs; and
causing, by the device and based on the comparison of the priority of the second PDN and the priority of the first PDN, suspension of the first connection to the first PDN.